Of patents and patent disputes – The TNFα patent files. Part 2: Enbrel, Remicade, Cimzia and Simponi

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Storz, Ulrich

Affiliations: Senior Partner, Michalski ⋅ Hüttermann Patent Attorneys, Düsseldorf, Germany | E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: This article is the second part of a trilogy that discusses IP issues related to anti-Tumor Necrosis factor α (TNFα) biologics. TNFα is the world’s most valuable target, with accumulated sales of TNFα biologics of 34 bn USD in 2014. While in the first part of this trilogy, Humira was discussed, this second parts discusses the patent strategies of Enbrel, Remicade, Cimzia and Simponi.

Keywords: Enbrel, Remicade, Cimzia, Simponi, patent, biosimilars, dosage, formulation, etanercept, infliximab, certolizumab, golimumab

DOI: 10.3233/HAB-170321

Journal: Human Antibodies, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 49-61, 2018