The US Association for Accessible Medicines says it is looking to “protect the public’s interests in ensuring that patents do not let inventors control more than they invented,” as it moved to file in support of MSN Laboratories’ legal tussle with Novartis over a key patent shielding the originator’s $7.8bn Entresto blockbuster.
The US Association for Accessible Medicines has underlined that the “pharmaceutical industry is watching this case closely,” as it moved to file in support of MSN Laboratories’ bid to overturn the recent revival of a key patent shielding Novartis’ $7.8bn Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan) blockbuster.
“The public hazards of…over-reach are on display here,” the AAM stated in its corrected brief of amicus curiae supporting MSN’s petition for panel rehearing or panel en banc, as it...
Just days after a court in Canada barred Amgen’s Soliris biosimilar until patent expiry in 2027, a UK High Court has handed a favorable ruling to the California-based firm and Samsung Bioepis, ruling that their products do not infringe a patent shielding the branded treatment for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
Acadia’s Nuplazid for hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson’s disease psychosis is looking safe from generic competition – for now – until well into the next decade, following a favorable infringement and validity decision by a US district court.
After being refused an injunction as part of ongoing litigation over a private-label ustekinumab biosimilar being marketed in the US by Sandoz and Samsung Bioepis, Stelara originator Johnson & Johnson is continuing to pursue an appeal. However, newly-unsealed court documents suggest the brand company had demonstrated a likelihood of success - and reveal further details about the case, including the identity of the PBM involved and why the injunction request was denied.
Rejecting Amgen’s challenges on the grounds of anticipation and obviousness, Canada’s Federal Court has issued an injunction against the biosimilars firm until patent expiry in March 2027.
