Amgen Settles On Bevacizumab And Trastuzumab

Genentech Had Failed To Enjoin Sales Of Biosimilars In US

Amgen has filed to settle on undisclosed terms patent-infringement litigation involving both its Kanjinti and Mvasi biosimilars, having previously seen originator Genentech fail multiple times to block commercial sales of the products that were launched ‘at risk’.

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Amgen is now seemingly in the clear for Mvasi and Kanjinti • Source: Shutterstock

Amgen and Genentech have filed jointly in the US to settle and dismiss cases for patent infringement brought by the Roche subsidiary over Amgen’s Kanjinti (trastuzumab-anns) and Mvasi (bevacizumab-awwb) biosimilars, just 24 hours after a US Court of Appeals denied Genentech a temporary restraining order over Amgen’s Avastin (bevacizumab) biosimilar.

An appeals court had also sided with Amgen over attempts by Genentech to secure a TRO against the Herceptin (trastuzumab)...

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