Sandoz Takes Enbrel Fight To The US Supreme Court

Federal Circuit Decisions Last Year Leave Potential Eight-Year Wait On Etanercept

Sandoz had hinted that further legal action was viable as it looks to introduce biosimilar competition to Amgen’s Enbrel blockbuster in the US. The Novartis subsidiary has now taken its fight to the very highest court.

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Sandoz is seeking US Supreme Court Review of the Fed. Cir.'s 1 July 2020 decision. • Source: Shutterstock

Sandoz is taking one last shot to topple US patents blocking a path for its biosimilar to Amgen’s Enbrel (etanercept), filing a petition with the US Supreme Court for certiorari review of an unfavorable US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision which upheld the validity of two patents shielding the $5bn autoimmune diseases treatment.

In July last year, the Federal Circuit moved to affirm a New Jersey district court decision that held as valid...

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