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Roche settles patent lawsuit against Biogen over biosimilar version of rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra
Basel: Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche has settled a patent lawsuit against U.S. biotech firm Biogen over its biosimilar version of Roche's blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra, according to a filing on Monday in Massachusetts federal court.Roche and its subsidiaries Genentech and Chugai Pharmaceutical jointly told the court without providing further details that they, Biogen and...
Basel: Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche has settled a patent lawsuit against U.S. biotech firm Biogen over its biosimilar version of Roche's blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra, according to a filing on Monday in Massachusetts federal court.
Roche and its subsidiaries Genentech and Chugai Pharmaceutical jointly told the court without providing further details that they, Biogen and its manufacturer Bio-Thera had agreed to settle the case.
A spokesperson for Genentech declined to comment. Representatives for Biogen and Bio-Thera did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Biosimilars are versions of biologic drugs that are comparable to generics of traditional small-molecule drugs. Unlike traditional drugs, complex biologic drugs are made from living cells and cannot be copied exactly.
Roche reported that it earned more than 2.7 billion Swiss francs - more than $3 billion based on current exchange rates - from worldwide sales of its biologic Actemra last year. Actemra sales were down 22% from 2021 based on decreased demand for the drug as a COVID-19 treatment.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last month approved Biogen's Tofidence, the first approved biosimilar to Actemra. Roche's lawsuit, filed in July, said the biosimilar would infringe several patents related to the manufacture and use of its biologic drug.
Biogen and Bio-Thera did not respond to the allegations in court.
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Ruchika Sharma joined Medical Dialogue as an Desk Editor for the Business Section in 2019. She covers all the updates in the Pharmaceutical field, Policy, Insurance, Business Healthcare, Medical News, Health News, Pharma News, Healthcare and Investment. She has completed her B.Com from Delhi University and then pursued postgraduation in M.Com. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in Contact no. 011-43720751