Zuru v Lego [2025] NZCA 650 (10 December 2025)
Date of decision:
10 December 2025
Body:
New Zealand Court of Appeal
Adjudicator:
CVS Offers Samsung Bioepis’ & Celltrion’s Denosumab Biosimilars, Drops Amgen’s Prolia® from Formularies
By Bioblast Editor | Feb 05, 2026
On 5 February 2026, CVS Health announced that pharmacy benefits manager, CVS Caremark, will begin offering Samsung Bioepis’ Ospomyv® and Celltrion’s Stoboclo®, biosimilars to Amgen’s Prolia® (denosumab), on major US national commercial template formularies from 1 April 2026...
mAbxience/HK inno.N’s Biosimilar Denosumab Approved in Korea
By Bioblast Editor | Feb 05, 2026
On 5 February 2026, Korea Biomedical Review reported that Korean headquartered HK inno.N has received approval from Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for Izambia Prefilled Syringe and Denbrayce Injection, biosimilars to Amgen’s Prolia® and Xgeva® respectively.
Alvotech Announces Positive Results from Ph 1 Biosimilar Vedolizumab Study
By Bioblast Editor | Feb 05, 2026
On 5 February 2026, Alvotech announced positive results from a pharmacokinetic study for AVT80, biosimilar to Takeda’s Entyvio® (vedolizumab).
The Phase 1 study evaluated the comparative pharmacokinetics, safety, immunogenicity and tolerability between AVT80 and Enty...
Hanging By a Thread - Samsung Invalidates Janssen’s UC Ustekinumab (Stelara®) Patent Application
By Helen Macpherson, Paul Johns | Feb 05, 2026
Samsung Bioepis AU Pty Ltd v Janssen Biotech, Inc. [2025] APO 32 (3 October 2025)
Date of decision:
3 October 2025
Body:
Australian Paten...
When “Routine Chemistry” Isn’t Routine - Key Lessons from a Recent APO Decision
By Sally Paterson, Helen Macpherson | Feb 04, 2026
Adama Agan Ltd. v Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. [2025] APO 41
Date of decision:
28 November 2025
Body:
Australian Patent Office
Saya Biologics & Kashiv BioSciences Ink Deal for Oncology Biosimilar
By Bioblast Editor | Feb 04, 2026
On 4 February 2026, Mexican-headquartered Saya Biologics announced that it has entered a strategic collaboration agreement with Kashiv BioSciences for commercialisation of an undisclosed supportive biosimilar oncology therapy in Mexico and the Central America and Caribbean ...
R-Pharm’s Biosimilar Cetuximab Approved in Russia
By Bioblast Editor | Feb 04, 2026
On 4 February 2026, R-Pharm announced it has obtained Russian marketing authorisation for the anti-cancer drug Arcetux™, biosimilar to Eli Lilly/Merck KgGa’s Erbitux® (cetuximab). This is the first biosimilar cetuximab to be approved in Russia.
Arcetux™ has been app...
Pearce IP BioBlast® for the week ending 30 January 2026
By Naomi Pearce, Paul Johns, Chantal Savage | Feb 03, 2026
Pearce IP provides weekly reports on global biosimilars activities in the Pearce IP BioBlast®. Significant biosimilar activities for the week ending 30 January 2026 are set out bel...
Pembrolizumab Deal in MENA/Saudi Arabia for Bio-Thera & Avalon
By Bioblast Editor | Feb 03, 2026
On 3 February 2026, Bio-Thera Solutions and Saudi-based Avalon Pharma announced that they have entered commercialisation and licence agreements for Bio-Thera’s BAT3306, biosimilar to MSD’s Keytruda® (pembrolizumab), in Saudi Arabia and MENA.
Under the agreement, Aval...
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