Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 167: Dr. Ehsan Samei & Dr. Susan Halabi, Triangle CERSI
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
Approval of Celltrion’s Ustekinumab Biosimilar in the EU: On August 26, 2024, Celltrion announced that the European Commission (EC) granted approval for STEQEYMA, formerly known as CT-P43, a biosimilar of STELARA...more
On July 8, 2024, Regeneron, Mylan, Celltrion, and Apotex jointly stipulated to the dismissal of CAFC Appeal Nos. 23-1395 and 23-1396, appealing the Final Written Decisions finding all challenged claims of U.S. Patent Nos....more
On May 28, Amgen filed a BPCIA complaint in the District Court for the District of New Jersey against Celltrion related to its denosumab biosimilar of Amgen’s PROLIA and XGEVA. This is the second BPCIA litigation regarding...more
On May 17, 2024, Regeneron filed a second infringement litigation against Celltrion’s proposed EYLEA® (aflibercept) biosimilar CT-P42, Case No. 1:24-cv-00053 (N.D.W. Va.). The aBLA for CT-P42 was submitted to the FDA in June...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
Last week, Celltrion USA announced it had submitted a BLA for CT-P39, a biosimilar to XOLAIR (omalizumab). Phase 3 studies demonstrated that in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria, CT-P39 and reference product...more
On January 10, 2024, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Regeneron”) filed a Complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Amgen Inc. (“Amgen”) alleging infringement of 32 patents under the...more
As we have previously reported, in November 2023 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Regeneron”) filed complaints against Celltrion, Samsung Bioepis and Formycon (collectively, “the Defendants”) in the U.S. District Court for...more
On November 8, 2023, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. filed a BPCIA Complaint against Celltrion Inc. in the district court for the northern district of West Virginia, asking the Court to block Celltrion’s biosimilar product...more
On August 29, 2023, the PTAB issued final written decisions in IPR2022-00578 and IPR2022-00579, filed by Celltrion on two patents related to tocilizumab — U.S. Patent Nos. 8,580,264 and 10,874,677, owned by Chugai Seiyaku...more
It has been reported that Celltrion has finalized a settlement with Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) in the United States relating to CT-P43, Celltrion’s ustekinumab biosimilar to J&J’s STELARA®, which would permit Celltrion to...more
Celltrion recently announced that it will start selling Yuflyma, an adalimumab biosimilar, in the U.S. in July 2023. The announcement stems from Celltrion’s recently inked patent agreement with AbbVie which allows Celltrion...more
On March 15, 2022, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) denied institution of post-grant review (PGR) proceedings initiated by Celltrion Inc. concerning Regeneron Pharmaceutical’s U.S. Patent No. 10,857,231 (the ’231...more
Today, the Federal Circuit issued a Rule 36 affirmance of the district court’s judgment of non-infringement in the litigation involving Celltrion’s infliximab biosimilar. The court heard oral argument in the appeal yesterday....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
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
Following the Celltrion and Pfizer settlements of the trastuzumab litigation, the Federal Circuit granted the request of the Director of the PTO to intervene under 35 U.S.C. § 143 (i.e., defend a PTAB decision when a...more
Over the past month, several drug developers announced updates regarding their biosimilar programs. Below are some highlights, in addition to the many biosimilar developments on which we have already reported...more
Below is a rundown of some recent developments in BPCIA litigations concerning biosimilars of Genentech’s Herceptin® (trasuzumab), Rituxan® (rituximab), and Avastin® (bevacizumab). Celltrion v. Genentech (trastuzumab) and...more
Janssen Biotech Inc. and Celltrion Healthcare have taken the next step over Janssen’s blockbuster arthritis biologic medicine Remicade (infliximab) and Celltrion’s biosimilar, as required by the Biologics Price Competition...more
Earlier this week, Celltrion filed two petitions for inter partes review of Genentech’s U.S. Patent No. 6,407,213. According to Celltrion’s petitions, the patent is directed to humanized antibodies. ...more
Celltrion has filed two additional petitions for inter partes review of Genentech patents related to trastuzumab: IPR2017-01139, challenging U.S. Patent 6,627,196, and IPR2017-01140, challenging U.S. Patent 7,371,379....more
Celltrion has filed petitions for inter partes review of two patents related to Genentech’s trastuzumab: IPR2017-01121, challenging U.S. Patent 7,846,441, and IPR2017-01122, challenging U.S. Patent 7,892,549. According to...more
With the U.S. biosimilar pathway created by the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) now fully up and running, there are now seven ongoing biosimilar litigations in the U.S. Here are brief updates on recent...more
As we previously reported, on September 26, 2016, the district court in Janssen v. Celltrion entered partial final judgment that the ’471 patent, asserted by Janssen, was invalid. Today, Janssen filed a notice that they are...more