Amgen (AMGN) Announces KYPROLIS Patents Upheld Against Generic Manufacturer

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KYPROLIS® (carfilzomib) Patents Upheld Against Generic Manufacturer

May 5, 2020 9:01 AM EDT

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., May 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced that the U.S. District Court in Delaware issued a decision upholding the validity of patent claims from three patents that protect Amgen's multiple myeloma therapy KYPROLIS® (carfilzomib). Today's decision will prevent Cipla Limited, and Cipla USA, Inc. (collectively "Cipla") from making, using, selling, offering to sell, or importing its generic version of KYPROLIS until expiration of these three U.S. patents. The latest patent expiry is in December 2027.

Onyx Therapeutics, Inc., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Amgen Inc.,... More