by April Breyer Menon | Mar 13, 2024
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by April Breyer Menon | Mar 12, 2024
On March 5, 2024, the FDA approved Fresenius Kabi’s Tyenne® (tocilizumab-aazg) as a biosimilar of Chugai, Genentech and Hoffman-La Roche’s Actemra® (tocilizumab). This is the second Actemra® biosimilar to be approved in the U.S., following the approval of Biogen and...
by April Breyer Menon | Mar 12, 2024
On March 4, 2024, Merck Sharp & Dohme, LLC (“Merck”) filed four IPRs challenging The Johns Hopkins University (“JHU”) patents covering methods of treatment using pembrolizumab, which Merck sells under the trade name Keytruda®. The four IPRs are IPR2024-00622...
by April Breyer Menon | Mar 6, 2024
On March 4, 2024, the PTAB granted Biocon and Janssen’s joint motion to terminate IPR2023-01444 due to a settlement reached prior to an institution decision. The parties announced in a press release that their settlement and license agreement allows Biocon to...
by April Breyer Menon | Feb 29, 2024
On February 23, 2024, the FDA approved Alvotech and Teva’s Simlandi® (adalimumab-ryvk) as biosimilar to and interchangeable with AbbVie’s Humira® (adalimumab). Simlandi® is the tenth Humira® biosimilar to be approved, and the third interchangeable, following...