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Podcast: Non-binding Guidance: FDA Regulatory and Patent Implications of the Transition Provision of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act
Drug Pricing Initiatives During the Trump Presidency
Biosimilars 2018 - A Year in Review
A changing competitive landscape: the role of the ITC in the biosimilars space
Polsinelli Podcasts - FDA Denies Amgen Citizen Petition in Biosimilar Dispute
Biosimilar Litigations include litigations relating to biosimilar/follow-on products of CDER-listed reference products. Litigations between biosimilar applicants/manufacturers and reference product sponsors as well as...more
We recently posted on a new FDA draft guidance entitled “Postapproval Manufacturing Changes to Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biosimilar Products Questions and Answers,” aimed at providing “answers to commonly asked questions...more
Regeneron filed an eighth BPCIA litigation (Case No. 2:24-cv-08760 (D.N.J.)) related to an EYLEA® (aflibercept) biosimilar, against Sandoz’s Enzeevu™ (aflibercept-abzv). The Complaint alleges infringement of 46 of...more
Venable’s BiologicsHQ Monthly Injection - May 2024...more
Hosted by American Conference Institute, the Summit on Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics returns to New York City, on June 20 - 21, 2024. Now in its 15th year, the 2024 conference will dive deep into the latest legal,...more
In this review, we discuss the most important recent developments in the biosimilars space, including new biosimilar approvals and launches, litigation under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA),...more
On March 5, 2024, the FDA approved Sandoz’s Jubbonti® and Wyost® (denosumab-bddz) as the first biosimilars of Amgen’s Prolia® and Xgeva® (denosumab). The launch date for these biosimilars has not been announced as Amgen and...more
On March 5, Sandoz announced that the FDA approved its denosumab biosimilars, WYOST and JUBBONTI, as interchangeable with Amgen’s XGEVA and PROLIA. These are the first and only FDA-approved denosumab biosimilars....more
On October 31, 2023, the FDA approved Amgen’s Wezlana™ (ustekinumab-auub) as the first biosimilar and interchangeable of Johnson & Johnson / Janssen’s Stelara® (ustekinumab). In May 2023, Amgen and Janssen settled their...more
As we previously reported, in July 2023 Genentech, Inc., Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc., and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (collectively, “Genentech”) filed BPCIA litigation against Biogen MA Inc. and Bio-Thera Solutions,...more
Gain a comprehensive understanding of Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA essentials, a critical competency for legal and business professionals in the biopharmaceutical arena. Attend ACI’s Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA Proficiency Series...more
2022 heralded the next chapter for biosimilars in the United States, including U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of biosimilars in new therapeutic areas, additional interchangeable designations, and litigation...more
2021 saw several important milestones in the biosimilars space, including the much anticipated first interchangeable designations by FDA and the approval of the first ophthalmology biosimilar. The biosimilar market also...more
On October 15th, the Food and Drug Administration approved its second interchangeable biosimilar drug. That drug is Cyltezo (adalimumab-adbm), produced by Boehringer Ingelheim, which obtained biosimilar approval on August...more
On July 28, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first interchangeable biosimilar product, Semglee (insulin glargine-yfgn), as a diabetes treatment. Semglee is both biosimilar to and interchangeable with...more
Antibodies are part of the body’s adaptive immune response to defend itself against toxins and pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses. When the body identifies a foreign entity, it mounts a cascading response that culminates...more
On June 25, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court that reverses the government’s prior position by arguing that none of the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable...more
The enactment of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (“BPCIA”) in 2010 established for the first time ever in the US an abbreviated pathway for obtaining FDA approval of a new biological product that is deemed...more
U.S. prescription drugs can broadly be divided into two categories: 1) small molecule drugs and 2) biologics. Small molecule drugs tend to be chemically synthesized and often have molecular weights under 1,000 Daltons....more
The prevailing attitude in many quarters is that the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) has not facilitated approval of drugs biosimilar to reference biologic drug products with sufficient alacrity and has...more
In passing H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (“FCAA”), on December 20, 2019, Congress adopted a number of changes to the BPCIA that impact biosimilars. Under the BPCIA, approved NDAs for biological...more
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
Here are our picks for the top-five most significant U.S. biosimilar market developments in 2018: 1. 2018 Sets New Records for Biosimilar Approvals and Launches - When 2018 began, nine biosimilars had received FDA...more
As we noted in this article on PTAB Trial Insights, Senator Hatch (R-UT) has introduced the Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act, which is intended to restore the brand-generic balance many say has been skewed by Inter Partes Review...more
Today, the U.S. FDA announced that it has approved Mylan’s aBLA for Fulphila™ (pegfilgrastim-jmdb), a biosimilar of Amgen’s Neulasta®. This approval marks the eleventh FDA licensure of a biosimilar product under the BPCIA...more