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ITC Seeks Comments on Section 337 Complaint on Antibody Drugs

The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Dec. 1 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of antibody drugs infringe patents held by AbbVie Inc., and ImmunoGen, Inc., it said in a notice to be published Nov. 21 in…

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the Federal Register. According to the complaint, AbbVie is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against ProfoundBio, Genmab and their subsidiaries to bar from entry "certain antibody drug conjugates products and components thereof and products containing the same" that violate their patents. AbbVie said that its product ELAHERE, is "a first-in-class ADC approved to treat adult patients with certain ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancers."