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I was already like this before you got here: prior use as an exception to patent infringement

Garrigues Blog

The owner of a patent cannot enforce their rights against those who used the invention covered by the patent or made serious preparations for such use before the priority date. All of us at the Garrigues IP Blog would like to wish you a very happy new year. What prerogatives does the right to prior use grant?

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Biosimilars 2020 Year in Review

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

The biosimilar pathway was designed to increase competition for biologics and reduce healthcare costs. For the first time since FDA licensed the first biosimilar, Sandoz’s Zarxio ® (filgrastim-sndz), in 2015, the United States saw a decrease in annual biosimilar approvals in 2020. 2015; resubmitted Feb. 2015; resubmitted Dec.