Boehringer Ingelheim settles litigation with AbbVie over the possible introduction of its Humira biosimilar and agrees a license to market its competitor in 2023.
A judge has ruled in favour of AbbVie, finding that Boehringer should disclose its US launch plans for its Humira biosimilar if it wants to prove patent protection inhibited its commercial release.
AbbVie’s mega-blockbuster Humira is facing biosimilar competition, but another patent licensing agreement, this time with Mylan, sees the company securing exclusivity through to 2023 in the US.
