End In Sight: Humira Stacks Up 20 Years Of US Market Exclusivity

AbbVie, for the second time, has resolved a Humira patent dispute that protects the drug's US commercial exclusivity until 2023. The latest deal with Samsung Biopesis follows a similar agreement with Amgen, giving Amgen a five-month head start with its biosimilar. 

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AbbVie Inc. appears well positioned to maintain the US commercial exclusivity of its blockbuster autoimmune disease drug Humira (adalimumab) for 20 years from its launch, many of those years as the world's top-selling drug. The company announced the resolution of a second patent dispute April 5, this time with Samsung Bioepis Co. Ltd., which will protect Humira's market exclusivity in the US until June 30, 2023.

In Europe, Samsung's biosimilar version of Humira can launch earlier, on Oct. 16, 2018. The biosimilar, Imraldi, was approved by...

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