Celgene Settlement With Actavis Allows Abraxane Generics In 2022

Celgene settles Abraxane patent litigation and inter partes review with Teva's Actavis, allowing a generic to enter the market on March 31, 2022 – about four years before the drug's key patents expire.

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Celgene Corp. revealed late on Jan. 26 that it entered into a settlement with Actavis LLC, part of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., to end ongoing patent litigation and an inter partes review (IPR) via an agreement that will allow distribution of generic Abraxane in 2022.

The settlement ends a lawsuit Celgene filed against Actavis in 2016 in US District Court for the District of New...

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