Samsung's Biosimilar Manufacturing Documents Lead Janssen To Drop Infringement Suit
Executive Summary
Janssen concludes the manufacturing processes for Renflexis do not infringe its Remicade patents, clearing Samsung and partner Merck from potential damages resulting from their at-risk launch of the biosimilar; innovator's legal action remains against Inflectra partners Pfizer and Celltrion.
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