According to an April 2024 press release, Alvotech and Teva’s Selarsdi™ (ustekinumab-aekn) was approved by the FDA on April 16 as a biosimilar of Janssen / Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara® (ustekinumab). ...more
On April 16, Alvotech and Teva announced the FDA approval of SELARSDI™ (ustekinumab-aekn), biosimilar to Johnson and Johnson’s STELERA® (ustekinumab)....more
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As we start the new year, we look back at the top U.S. biosimilar market developments of 2019. Here are some of our highlights, in no particular order...more
On November 7, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., and Celltrion, Inc., announced that TRUXIMA® (rituximab-abbs) will be available in the United States beginning November 11. As we previously reported, TRUXIMA® is the first...more
Orders of prohibition relating to polymorphic form patent for PRISTIQ upheld on appeal - As previously reported, the Federal Court, in a pair of decisions, granted orders prohibiting Apotex and Teva from marketing their...more
The United States Food and Drug Administration recently announced approval for Teva Pharmaceuticals to market generic epinephrine autoinjectors. According to the press release, Teva’s autoinjectors are the first generic...more
FDA recently awarded new chemical entity (NCE) exclusivity to Austedo™ (deutetrabenazine). The Austedo approval is notable for two reasons: One, it is the first deuterated drug (i.e., a drug containing the stable isotope —...more
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) recently construed the on-sale bar provision of 35 U.S.C. 102(a) in a way that will make it easier for petitioners to challenge third party patents. While in an inter-partes...more
Public sales which do not themselves disclose an invention nonetheless continue to be available as prior art events after the America Invents Act (AIA). Innovators must file US patent applications within one year of any sale...more
The Korea Herald reports that Celltrion is on track to file applications for U.S. FDA approval for its rituximab and trastuzumab biosimilars by June. According to the article (and as previously reported), once approved, the...more
Federal Circuit Interprets Statutory Requirements for Biosimilar Regulatory Pathway - Amgen Inc., v. Sandoz Inc., (Fed. Cir. July 21, 2015): In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal...more