Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
From time to time, we may become involved in legal proceedings or be subject to claims of a nature considered ordinary course in our business, including the intellectual property litigation described herein. Most of the issues raised by such claims are highly complex and subject to substantial uncertainties. For a description of risks relating to these legal proceedings, see “Part I—Item 1A—Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report, including the discussion under the headings entitled “Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property.” The outcome of any such proceedings, regardless of the merits, is inherently uncertain; therefore, assessing the likelihood of loss and any estimated damages is difficult and subject to considerable judgment. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.
Pharmacyclics Litigation
On June 13, 2023, Pharmacyclics LLC (“Pharmacyclics”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (the “Court”) against the Company and its subsidiary, BeiGene USA, Inc., alleging that BRUKINSA infringes Pharmacyclics’ U.S Patent No. 11,672,803 issued on June 13, 2023 (the “‘803 patent”). Pharmacyclics seeks a declaration of infringement, unspecified monetary damages and other relief. The Company intends to vigorously defend against the claims.
On October 12, 2023, the Court entered a joint stipulation filed by the parties to stay the infringement suit pending resolution of a petition for post-grant review (“PGR”) of the ‘803 Patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) that was later filed by BeiGene on November 1, 2023. On May 1, 2024, the USPTO granted BeiGene’s PGR petition and is expected to issue a final decision on the validity of the ‘803 patent within 12 months.
ANDA Litigation
On March 8, 2024, the Company filed patent infringement suits under Hatch-Waxman Act against Sandoz Inc. (“Sandoz”) and separately against MSN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and MSN Laboratories Private Ltd. (collectively “MSN”) in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The patent infringement suits are in response to Sandoz’s and MSN’s notices to the Company concerning the filings of Abbreviated New Drug Applications (“ANDAs”) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), seeking FDA approval to market a generic version of BRUKINSA along with “Paragraph IV certifications” challenging certain BRUKINSA Orange Book patents for invalidity, unenforceability and/or non-infringement. According to the notices, neither Sandoz nor MSN have challenged BRUKINSA’s composition of matter patent, which remains intact in protecting BRUKINSA from generic competition until its expiration in 2034. On August 15, 2024, the court entered a joint stipulation and order dismissing the suit against Sandoz. The suit against MSN is currently stayed until November 14, 2024.
AbbVie Litigation
On September 6, 2024, AbbVie Inc. filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against the Company, one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries and an individual scientist, alleging misappropriation of trade secrets concerning the Company’s Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (“BTK”) degrader program, including the lead compound, BGB-16673. The complaint seeks an unspecified amount of monetary damages, declaratory judgment, restitution and other equitable remedies. The Company will vigorously defend against the claims and file its response to AbbVie’s complaint by December 19, 2024.
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