MAGIC: Would Circumventing the Biosimilar Approval Process Expedite the Availability of Generic Insulin?

Legislation

Part of the ACA’s sweeping healthcare reform was the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation (BCPI) Act of 2009, which re-classified certain drugs that had previously been regulated under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Insulin, for example, has historically been treated as a drug product, but will be classified as a biological product (and, therefore,…

Success in an IPR Does Not Necessarily Ensure Success in Court

Collateral estoppel, Inter partes review, IPR

In a recent opinion, the District Court of New Jersey held that a decision in a parallel proceeding at the Patent and Trademark Appeal Board (PTAB) does not give rise to collateral estoppel in the court proceeding. The case concerns Sanofi Aventis’s (“Sanofi”) LANTUS® injectable insulin drug, indicated for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. After…

Statutory Disclaimer Removes the District Court’s Authority to Invalidate Patent Claims

Declaratory Judgment

In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit held that the district court lacked authority to “disinter” and declare claims invalid where the patent owner had statutorily disclaimed the claims. Sanofi-Aventis U.S., LLC v. Dr. Reddy’s Labs., Inc., 933 F.3d 1367 (Fed. Cir. 2019). The case concerns the drug cabazitaxel, marketed as Jevtanta®, which is used…