Viatris Tipped To Knock Out Crucial Eylea Dosing Patents In US

Lower Preponderance-Of-The-Evidence Standard May Favor Mylan

A senior analyst for a major investment bank has listened to oral arguments in Viatris’ legal tussle vs. Regeneron over two key US dosing patents shielding the originator’s Eylea (aflibercept) blockbuster.

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A decision is due later this year • Source: Shutterstock (Andriy Popov / Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Stock Photo)

As Viatris looks to knock out key US patents shielding Regeneron’s Eylea (aflibercept) to clear an earlier path to market for its own proposed biosimilar, the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board “appears to be more in favor of its case,” according to a senior analyst at Morgan Stanley.

However, Morgan Stanley’s Matthew Harrison notes, “these cases are tough to call.”

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