Betaseron® (interferon beta-1b)

BL 103471

Betaseron® (interferon beta-1b)

BL 103471

U.S. License Holder:

Bayer Healthcare Pharms

Date of License:

July-23-1993

Last Update:

Sep-30-2024

approved_indications FDA-Approved Indications


BETASERON (interferon beta-1b) is an interferon beta indicated for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis, to include clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting disease, and active secondary progressive disease, in adults.

approved_indications U.S. Patent Litigations

PACER

Case No(s):

U.S. Patent Nos.
7,588,755 (DNA Sequences, Recombinant DNA Molecules and Processes for Producing Human Fibroblast Interferon-Like Polypeptides)

Plaintiffs
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Consolidated Plaintiffs: Biogen IDEC, Inc.; Biogen MA, Inc.

Defendants
Biogen IDEC, Inc.; Biogen MA, Inc.; Ares Trading; Consolidated Defendants: Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc., EMD Serono Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.; Pfizer Inc.

Federal Circuit Appeal(s)
19-1133; 21-117; 21-120

Supreme Court Appeal(s)
20-1604

Status
Jury Verdict (Claims infringed and anticipated); JMOL Motions Granted for New Trial; Federal Circuit Reversed and Remanded to Reinstate Jury Verdict, Petition for Panel Rehearing and En Banc Rehearing Denied; Final Judgment of Invalidity of Claim 1 Entered; Petitions for Writ of Mandamus Voluntarily Dismissed; Petition for Writ of Certiorari Denied; Voluntarily Dismissed

BPCIA
N

U.S. Patent Nos.
7,588,755 (DNA Sequences, Recombinant DNA Molecules and Processes for Producing Human Fibroblast Interferon-Like Polypeptides)

Plaintiffs
Biogen MA, Inc.

Defendants
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.; EMD Serono, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.; Pfizer Inc.

Federal Circuit Appeal(s)
19-1133

Status
Consolidated with 2:10-cv-02734 (D.N.J.); Federal Circuit Reversed and Remanded to Reinstate Jury Verdict, Petition for Panel Rehearing and En Banc Rehearing Denied

BPCIA
N

Methodology

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