IPR2016-00172 (Coherus BioSciences Inc.) (U.S. Patent No. 8,889,135) Petitioner: Coherus BioSciences Inc. Patent: U.S. Patent No. 8,889,135 Patent Title: Methods of…
IPR2016-00172 (Coherus BioSciences Inc.) (U.S. Patent No. 8,889,135) Petitioner: Coherus BioSciences Inc. Patent: U.S. Patent No. 8,889,135 Patent Title: Methods of…
Last Friday, Oct. 30, Janssen filed a motion for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae in support of Amgen in Amgen v. Apotex. As we’ve covered in previous…
On October 29, 2015, Amgen filed its answer to Apotex’s counterclaims in the Amgen v. Apotex Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim) litigation. As background, Amgen’s complaint alleged that Apotex provided…
Last year, Hospira, Inc. (owned by Pfizer, Inc.) submitted an abbreviated Biologics License Application (aBLA) for its proposed biosimilar to Amgen’s Epogen (epoetin alfa). The biosimilar…
The Federal Circuit today issued its formal mandate in Amgen v. Sandoz, as promised in its October 16th order denying the parties’ petitions for rehearing in the case. With the…
As we reported in an earlier post, AbbVie filed a Citizen Petition on June 2, 2015 demanding that FDA impose particular labeling requirements on biosimilar applicants. Since then, several entities…
IPR2015-01514 (Amgen Inc.) (U.S. Patent No. 8,916,157) Petitioner: Amgen Inc. Patent: U.S. Patent No. 8,916,157 Patent Title: Formulation of human antibodies for treating TNF-α associated…
As discussed in earlier coverage, Amgen has now made good on its intention to seek a preliminary injunction against Apotex. Amgen looks to block Apotex from marketing its Neulasta biosimilar…
The Federal Circuit has denied the petitions for panel rehearing and for rehearing en banc in Amgen v. Sandoz. The order denying the petitions is available…
As we reported in a previous post, Amgen is the plaintiff in another suit litigating the patent information provisions of the BPCIA, this time against Hospira. Amgen’s complaint alleged…