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7 March 2017Americas

PTAB denies Celltrion’s patent challenge against Genentech

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has rejected Celltrion’s challenge against a Genentech patent centring on a method of treating rheumatoid arthritis, stating that the challenged patent did not show any reasonable likelihood of being invalid.

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