A US district court did not err in ruling that two US patents shielding Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer’s Eliquis (apixaban) blockbuster were valid and infringed by abbreviated new drug applications filed by HEC’s Sunshine Lake Pharma, Sigmapharm and Unichem, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed.
ANDA Filers Lose Again On Eliquis Patents With Monopoly Set For 2028
HEC’s Sunshine Lake Pharma, Sigmapharm and Unichem Fail On Appeal
ANDA filers that went to trial over Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer’s Eliquis blockbuster face a seven-year wait to launch their generic products after the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a lower court decision.
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