Amgen (AMGN) Wins Otezla Patent Case

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Amgen Wins Patent Case on Otezla® (apremilast)

September 20, 2021 7:02 PM EDT

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Sept. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen today announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has upheld patents that protect Amgen's psoriasis therapy Otezla® (apremilast) in a patent infringement lawsuit against Sandoz Inc. ("Sandoz") and Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc. ("Zydus"). The asserted patents claim apremilast as a composition of matter ("COM"), methods of treating psoriasis with apremilast, and crystalline forms of apremilast. The court found infringement and upheld the validity of four patents three against each defendant -- but ruled against Amgen on claims in U.S. Patent No. 10,092,541 covering... More