On August 30, 2024, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Alexion Pharma International Operations Ltd. (collectively, “Alexion”) and Samsung Bioepis Co. Ltd. (“Samsung Bioepis”) settled their BPCIA dispute related to...more
As the era of biologics and biosimilar litigations heats up in the United States, Europe’s Unified Patent Court (UPC) is also taking center stage with the first two biosimilar disputes filed in March and April....more
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Regeneron”) filed a Complaint on November 22 against Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. (“Bioepis”) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, alleging infringement...more
Today, Samsung Bioepis and Biogen announced that the EMA has accepted for review its Marketing Authorization for their proposed biosimilar product referencing eye disease product Lucentis (ranibizumab). Ranibizumab is an...more
Last week, Merck announced its intention to spin-off products from its Women’s Health, legacy brands, and biosimilars businesses into a new, yet-to-be-named, independent, publicly traded company. According to Merck, “NewCo...more
Following last month’s dismissal of the Amgen v. Kashiv filgrastim biosimilar litigation, yesterday Amgen and Tanvex filed a joint stipulation of dismissal in their BPCIA litigation concerning Tanvex’s filgrastim biosimilar...more
Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd announced today that the FDA has accepted for review an aBLA for SB8, a bevacizumab biosimilar to Roche’s Avastin® product. If approved, SB8 will be commercialized in the US by Merck & Co. ...more