Today, AbbVie and Momenta announced that they have entered into an agreement under which AbbVie has granted Momenta a global, royalty-bearing non-exclusive license to AbbVie’s intellectual property relating to Humira® (adalimumab). According to the press releases, the deal authorizes Momenta to launch its adalimumab biosimilar, M923, in the United States…
Amgen, Sandoz, Samsung and Mylan all launched adalimumab biosimilars in Europe this past October. On October 16, 2018, Amgen has announced that its adalimumab biosimilar AMGEVITA launched in European markets. This is Amgen’s first “inflammation” biosimilar to launch in Europe, and its second biosimilar to launch in Europe overall. According to…
On October 11, 2018, AbbVie and Sandoz announced that they reached a global resolution of all intellectual property-related litigation concerning Sandoz’s Hyrimoz™, a proposed biosimilar of Humira® (adalimumab). According to the press releases, under the terms of the royalty-bearing settlement agreements, AbbVie is granting to Sandoz a non-exclusive license to…
We previously reported on discovery disputes in the adalimumab litigation between AbbVie and Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) pending before the District of Delaware. Earlier this month, Judge Lloret issued an order on additional discovery motions filed by the parties. Taking into account standards under the Federal Rules, “that the amount in controversy…
In a complaint filed yesterday, the State of California sued AbbVie, Inc. based on an alleged kickback scheme in connection with AbbVie’s Humira® (adalimumab). The complaint alleges that AbbVie violated the Insurance Frauds Prevention Act (“IFPA”) by providing kickbacks to health providers throughout California. Specifically, AbbVie allegedly indirectly paid healthcare…
Today, AbbVie sued Sandoz regarding its proposed biosimilar to HUMIRA (adalimumab) in the District of New Jersey. The suit alleges infringement under the BPCIA of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,187,559 and 9,750,808. The ‘559 patent is directed to methods of administration of adalimumab for treatment of idiopathic inflammatory bowel diseases. The ‘808…
AbbVie raised its 2018 earnings guidance last week, based in part on increased sales of Humira (adalimumab). In its report on its second-quarter 2018 financial results, AbbVie noted a 10% increase in U.S. sales of Humira in the quarter, and stated during the earnings call that it expected U.S. sales…
United States Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) recently sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simons urging the “FTC to examine global patent settlements relating to biosimilars to ensure they are not in violation of antitrust laws.” According to the Senators, “biologics constitute a…
We have recently reported on multiple discovery rulings in the ongoing AbbVie v. Boehringer Ingelheim litigation concerning Boehringer Ingelheims’s (“BI’s”) aBLA for Cyltezo™ (adalimumab-adbm), a biosimilar version of AbbVie’s Humira® (adalimumab) product. On June 14, 2018, Magistrate Judge Lloret issued two additional opinions regarding discovery in the case. In the first opinion, the Court granted-in-part…
We have covered the ongoing AbbVie v. Boehringer Ingelheim litigation concerning Boehringer Ingelheims’s (“BI’s”) aBLA for Cyltezo™ (adalimumab-adbm), a biosimilar version of AbbVie’s Humira® (adalimumab) product, including the grant of a recent motion to compel discovery regarding BI’s unclean hands defense. Magistrate Judge Lloret issued two additional orders regarding discovery in that case….