by April Breyer Menon | Oct 11, 2024
Earlier this year, Merck Sharp & Dohme, LLC (“Merck”) requested inter partes review (“IPR”) of a number of patents owned by the Johns Hopkins University (“JHU”). The patents are directed to methods of treating cancers in patients with high mutational burdens, such...
by April Breyer Menon | Oct 10, 2024
On October 4, 2024, Amgen filed Case No. 1:24-cv-09555 (N.D. Ill.) against Fresenius Kabi, alleging FKS518 (denosumab), its proposed Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab) biosimilar, would infringe 33 of Amgen’s patents. The patents asserted include two patents with...
by April Breyer Menon | Oct 1, 2024
On September 27, 2024, the FDA approved a fourth biosimilar of Janssen / Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara® (ustekinumab): Fresenius Kabi and Formycon’s Otulfi™ (ustekinumab-aauz). Fresenius and Formycon announced Oltufi™’s approval in the E.U. on...
by April Breyer Menon | Sep 25, 2024
On September 23, 2024, Regeneron’s motion for a preliminary injunction against the commercial launch of Amgen’s EYLEA® (aflibercept) biosimilar Pavblu™ (aflibercept-ayyh) was denied in Case No. 1:24-cv-00039 (N.D.W. Va.) / MDL 1:24-md-03103 (N.D.W. Va.). ...
by April Breyer Menon | Sep 3, 2024
On August 30, 2024, Alexion and Samsung Bioepis filed voluntary dismissals in all of their pending patent proceedings related to Soliris® (eculizumab) biosimilar Epysqli® (eculizumab-aagh), including Case No. 1:24-cv-00005 (D. Del.), CAFC Appeal No. 24-1829 (related...