Genentech, Inc. v. Biogen MA, Inc.

  1. August 12, 2025

    Biogen Says It Owes Nothing After $122M IP Royalties Mistrial

    Biogen MA Inc. urged a California federal judge to rule that it owes Genentech Inc. nothing in royalties related to expired patents, saying Genentech's argument for a $122 million award relies on "linguistic gymnastics," in a rare post-mistrial arrangement that will see the judge step in to deliver the verdict.

  2. July 24, 2025

    Genentech Seeks Win After $122M Biogen Royalties Mistrial

    Genentech Inc. urged a California federal court Wednesday to rule that Biogen MA Inc. owes $122 million in patent royalties and interest under the "only coherent construction" of their licensing deal, in a rare post-mistrial arrangement that will see the judge step in to deliver the verdict.

  3. July 03, 2025

    Genentech's $122M MS Drug Royalties Case Ends In Mistrial

    A California federal judge declared a mistrial Thursday after jurors reached an impasse in Genentech Inc.'s $122 million breach of contract case over patent royalties from sales of Biogen MA Inc.'s multiple sclerosis medicine, telling the parties she's open to Genentech's suggestion that they forgo a jury for the retrial.

  4. July 02, 2025

    Genentech's $122M IP Fight Against Biogen In Jury's Hands

    Genentech Inc. wrapped a California federal trial Wednesday over claims that Biogen MA Inc. wrongly withheld $122 million in royalties for supplies of Biogen's multiple sclerosis drug, reminding jurors that Biogen's own internal projections showed it owing royalty payments in the years after the main patent expired in December 2018.

  5. June 30, 2025

    Genentech Says Biogen Owes $122M Royalties As Trial Opens

    Genentech Inc. told a California federal jury Monday that Biogen MA Inc. owes $122 million in royalties for supplies of Biogen's multiple sclerosis drug that it manufactured before Genentech's patent expired in December 2018, while Biogen said the companies' licensing agreement doesn't require royalties for drugs sold after the patent expired.

  6. June 27, 2025

    Biogen, Genentech May Stay Mum On Damages At Trial

    A California federal judge Friday discouraged Biogen and Genentech from discussing the "magnitude of the money at issue" during their upcoming breach of contract trial over alleged patent royalties due from sales of Biogen's multiple sclerosis medicine, noting that most of the jurors are "not of significant means."

  7. June 09, 2025

    Judge To Limit Experts in Biogen, Genentech Drug Royalty Trial

    A California federal judge Monday laid out the ground rules for an upcoming high-stakes jury trial between Biogen and Roche Holding AG subsidiary Genentech over patent royalties on multiple sclerosis drug sales, giving each side nine hours to argue their case and saying she plans to limit expert testimony.

  8. April 15, 2025

    Biogen, Genentech Head To June Trial Over MS Drug Royalties

    A California federal judge on Tuesday denied Biogen's bid for summary judgment in a high-stakes contract fight with Roche Holding AG subsidiary Genentech over patent royalties on multiple sclerosis drug sales, saying during a hearing that there's a material dispute over the contract's language and the case will be tried in June.