Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy is a pioneering technology that is successfully changing the way we think about the treatment of cancer, in particular blood...
Bringing home the bacon – or are you?
Introduction Plant based protein products are already a well established destination in the supermarket aisle. Australia is reportedly the third fastest growing market for such...
BioBlast® w/e 29 July 2022: FDA approves Sandoz’s natalizumab, TGA approves Henlius/Cipla trastuzumab, Prestige/Intas bevacizumab deal, Biocon biosimilars revenue up
Significant biosimilar activities this week include: 25 Jul 22 | US | FDA accepts ABLA for natalizumab biosimilar Sandoz announced that the FDA has accepted its ABLA for a...
Pearce IP and its CEO feature in shortlist for Women in Business Law Awards APAC 2022
We are proud to announce that Pearce IP and its CEO have been shortlisted for three awards at the APAC 2022 Women in Business Law Awards, with the winners to be announced on...
Pearce recognised as one of the Australasian Lawyer’s Most Influential Lawyers for 2022
With great pleasure, we announce that our CEO and Executive Lawyer, Patent Attorney and Trade Mark Attorney Naomi Pearce has been named as one of the Australasian Lawyer’s Most...
Full Court dismisses Boehringer appeal on obviousness of veterinary injectable formulation
The Full Court’s decision in Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc., v Intervet International B.V. [2022] FCAFC 88 is a useful analysis of the application of the “Cripps...
BioBlast® w/e 22 July 2022: Hikma/Celltrion adalimumab deal, Erasca/Lilly cetuximab clinical supply agreement, Celltrion’s tocilizumab clinical trial, Alvotech denosumab study, 100mg/mL Hyrimoz® adalimumab sBLA and Novartis/Sandoz update
18 Jul 22 | MENA | Hikma and Celltrion enter into commercialisation agreement for YuflymaTM Hikma Pharmaceuticals announced that it has entered into a commercialisation agreement...
“Sketchy” prior art renders Globaltech device patent not obvious
Globaltech Corporation Pty Ltd v Reflex Instruments Asia Pacific Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 797Date:Court:Judge:12 July 2022Federal Court of AustraliaJagot JBackground Globaltech...
BioBlast® w/e 15 July 2022: Alvotech board expansion, [vic-]trastuzumab duocarmazine BLA accepted, second Zylonta® + rituximab DLBCL trials, Polpharma natalizumab MAA and eight-year Perjeta® data
11 Jul 22 | Overland ADCT commences trials of Zynlonta® in combination with rituximab in DLBCL Overland ADCT BioPharma announced the dosing of the first patient in China in its...
WTO Members endorse latest COVID IP waiver draft
The key terms of an updated draft covid IP waiver have been released by the WTO. The draft includes terms intended to alleviate concerns of developed countries. However it will...
Pearce IP celebrates milestone birthday and firm and individual rankings in IAM Patent 1000 2022
This week Pearce IP celebrated its 5th birthday, and received glowing reviews and rankings for the firm, and for three of its individual patent professionals by IAM Patent 1000....
BioBlast® w/e 8 July 2022: featuring Xbrane’s ranibizumab BLA, Viatris’ insulin glargine, Alvotech’s aflibercept study and AU’s July PBAC meeting
04 Jul 22 | US | Xbrane Biopharma provides update on ranibizumab biosimilar Xbrane Biopharma confirmed that it will resubmit a BLA for its biosimilar to Lucentis® (ranibizumab)...
Pearce IP Prosecution Team Listed in MIP IP Stars
Pearce IP is proud to announce that our prosecution team has also been ranked among the best in Australia by Managing IP. This is in addition to the individual rankings of...
BioBlast® w/e 01 July 22: Samsung seeks to revoke Fresenius’ AU adalimumab patent, Daiichi Sankyo’s trastuzumab deruxtecan sNDA submitted in Japan, PDS0101 Fast-tracked in US, Henlius HLX53 IND accepted
24 Jun 22 | AU | Samsung Bioepis commences AU revocation action against Fresenius Kabi adalimumab patent Samsung Bioepis filed a suit against Fresenius Kabi in the AU Federal...
Pearce IP named as Finalist for Intellectual Property Team of the Year – Australian Law Awards 2022
We are proud to announce that the Pearce IP team of patent and trademark lawyers and attorneys has been selected as a finalist for the Lawyers Weekly Intellectual Property Team...
BioBlast® w/e 24 Jun 22: Alvotech dual NASDAQ listing, Samsung Bioepis/Samil ranibizumab, Formycon Q1/22 results, Daiichi Sankyo trastuzumab deruxtecan, Midas Pharma’s ranibizumab, Celltrion’s bevacizumab, Merck’s pembrolizumab, AVEO/Eli Lilly agreement, Innovent’s sintilimab
20 Jun 22 | CN | NMPA approves Innovent’s TYVYT® (sintilimab injection) Innovent Biologics and Eli Lilly announced that the CDE of China’s NMPA has approved the sNDA for TYVYT®...
Computer–implemented method of reducing waste of unused medicines rejected by the Patent Office
Carefusion 303, Inc [2022] APO 40Date:Venue:Delegate:17 June 2022Australian Patent OfficeG PowellBackground Patent Application 2014268829 was filed by Carefusion 303, Inc on 16...
BioBlast® w/e 17 Jun 22: featuring Alvotech’s NASDAQ listing, Samsung Bioepis’ eculizumab, Organon/Henlius’ global biosimilars deal, Sandoz’s citrate-free adalimumab and Innovent’s bevacizumab
11 Jun 22 | Samsung Bioepis presents Ph III eculizumab data Samsung Bioepis presented data from its Ph III trials of SB12 (eculizumab biosimilar) in paroxysmal nocturnal...
Pearce named as finalist for the 2022 Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards (IP)
Congratulations to CEO and Executive Naomi Pearce for being named as a finalist for the Lawyers Weekly Partners of the Year Awards 2022 in the category of Intellectual Property....
BioBlast® w/e 10 June 2022: featuring Alvotech/Stada’s adalimumab, Amgen’s rituximab, Fresenius’ tocilizumab IPR, dostarlimab study and Civica’s insulin
02 Jun 22 | Civica selects Profil as clinical trial partner for affordable insulin initiative Civica announced that is has selected Profil as its clinical trial partner to...
BioBlast® w/e 03 June 2022: featuring Outlook’s bevacizumab, Lannett’s insulin glargine, Henlius’ biosims, Novartis’ brolucizumab, Roche’s faricimab, Biogen/Samsung Byooviz™ & GBMA Biosimilars Awareness Week
24 May 22 | BR | Shanghai Henlius Biotech signs license agreement for rituximab and trastuzumab biosims Shanghai Henlius Biotech announced that it has entered into a...
“Method of” treating in the prior art not distinguishable from a “method for” treating
Astellas Pharma Inc. v Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [2022] APO 36Date:Venue:Delegate:23 May 2022Australian Patent OfficeF WhiteBackground Australian Patent Application 2018206695...
BioBlast® w/e 27 May 22 : Prestige’s trastuzumab rejected by CHMP; Additional EU indications for Merck’s Keytruda; Jury trial set in BMS/AstraZeneca patent infringement suit re durvalumab; First patients dosed in Biond Biologics trials for BND-22 (SAR444881); FDA approves Amneal’s Fylnetra™ (biosimilar pegfilgrastim).. and more
20 May 22 | EU | Prestige Biopharma (Roche/Genentech) | HD201, trastuzumab (Herceptin®) Prestige’s trastuzumab rejected by CHMP The CHMP recommended refusing the marketing...
BioBlast® w/e 20 May 22: Alvotech’s biosim ustekinumab study results, Samsung Bioepis’ biosim ranibizumab approved in KR, Teva/BioEq’s biosim ranibizumab approved in the UK; Celltrion’s PhIII clinical trial for tocilizumab biosim
16 May 22 | Alvotech (Janssen) | AVT04, ustekinumab, (Stelara®)Alvotech announces study results for AVT04, biosimilar ustekinumab Alvotech announced positive top-line results...
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