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Senate Seeks to Reduce Biosimilar Prices by “Pruning” “Patent Thickets”

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On July 10, the Senate unanimously passed the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 (S.150), which seeks to increase competition and lower drug prices by imposing limits on patent litigation related to biological...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Less Is More — the Premise of the Biosimilar ‘Patent Thicket’ Bill

As part of a push to increase competition and lower drug prices, the U.S. Senate recently passed a bill that limits the number of patents that can be asserted in biosimilar litigation. The Affordable Prescriptions for...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO Unveils Examiner Guidance on Searching Drug-related Applications

Last November, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued Guidance to the Examiner Corps that was disclosed to the public at the March 19, 2024 Biotechnology, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical Partnership Meeting, on resources to...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 15th Summit on Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics - June 20th - 21st, New York, NY

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

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

How the U.S. Compares to Europe on Biosimilar Approvals and Products In the Pipeline Updated March 14, 2022

FDA and EMA both approve additional biosimilar versions of Humira® (adalimumab). FDA also approves its third biosimilar version of Neupogen® (filgrastim). ...more

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Biosimilars 2021 Year in Review

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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

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Year in Review: Top U.S. Biosimilars-Related Regulatory Developments of 2021

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As 2021 comes to a close, Big Molecule Watch reviews the top five biosimilar regulatory developments of the year... President Biden Signs Orange Book Transparency Act - In January, we reported that President Biden...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

How the U.S. Compares to Europe on Biosimilar Approvals and Products In the Pipeline (Updated)

FDA and EMA both approve first biosimilar version of Lucentis® (ranbizumab). FDA has approved only two biosimilars in 2021 after only approving three in 2020. EMA approves four more Avastin® (bevacizumab) biosimilars,...more

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White Paper Investigates Biosimilar Competition and Price Reduction

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In March 2021, researchers from Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital published a white paper exploring the link between entry of biosimilars under The Biological Price Competition and...more

Haug Partners LLP

INSIGHT: Abbvie Defeats Novel Antitrust Claims Against Humira Patent Estate—Lessons Learned

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A federal district court recently dismissed a lawsuit against AbbVie and biosimilar manufacturers of adalimumab involving a novel antitrust claim against the Humira patent estate. Attorneys with Haug Partners LLP take an...more

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The PRICED Act Would Expedite Biosimilar Market Entry

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Although the 12-year exclusivity period for original biologic products was a heavily negotiated provision of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA), increased spending on biologic drugs has led to calls to...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

The CREATE Act of 2016: Senate Listens to Generics Industry

Last week, co-sponsors Senators Leahy (D-VT), Grassley (R-IA), Klobucher (D-MN), and Lee (R-UT) introduced a bill (S. 3056), entitled the "Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2016" or the "CREATES...more

Mintz - ML Strategies

Health Care Update - February 2016 #2

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Martin Shkreli Not the Big Story on the Hill Last Week - Congress’s complex relationship with prescription drugs was on display last week in the House of Representatives. In the House Committee on Oversight and...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Senators to Receive Update on Biosimilar Implementation from CDER’s Woodcock

On September 17, 2015, members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee will have an opportunity to hear from and question Dr. Janet Woodock, the director of FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and...more

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