Theravance Biopharma, Inc.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Mar 23, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Mar 23, 2026
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Item 3. Legal Proceedings
During January 2023, the Company received notice from Accord Healthcare, Inc.; Cipla USA, Inc. and Cipla Limited; Eugia Pharma Specialties Ltd.; Lupin Inc.; Mankind Pharma Ltd.; Orbicular Pharmaceutical Technologies Private Limited; and Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (collectively, the “generic companies”), that they have each filed with the FDA an abbreviated new drug application (“ANDA”), for a generic version of YUPELRI. The notices from the generic companies each included a Paragraph IV certification with respect to five of the Company’s patents listed in the FDA’s Orange Book for YUPELRI on the date of the Company’s receipt of the notice. The asserted patents relate generally to polymorphic forms of and a method of treatment using YUPELRI. In February 2023, the Company filed patent infringement suits against the generic companies in federal district courts, including the US District Court for the District of New Jersey, the US District Court for the District of Delaware, and the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. The suits in Delaware and North Carolina have been dismissed, as all generic companies have agreed to venue in New Jersey. The complaint alleges that by filing the ANDAs, the generic companies have infringed five of the Company’s Orange Book listed patents. The Company is seeking a permanent injunction to prevent the generic companies from introducing a generic version of YUPELRI that would infringe the Company’s patents. Additional patents covering YUPELRI, granted on July 4, 2023 and January 2, 2024, were subsequently listed in FDA’s
Orange Book. The Company filed additional patent infringement suits in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey during August 2023 and January 2024. These suits have been consolidated with the above action. Further, the original complaint was amended during December 2023 to include certain patents not listed in the Orange Book.
In May 2024, the Company received notice from Qilu Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (“subsequent ANDA filer”), that it had filed with the FDA an ANDA for a generic version of YUPELRI. The notice from the subsequent ANDA filer included a Paragraph IV certification with respect to certain of the Company’s patents listed in FDA’s Orange Book for YUPELRI. The asserted patents relate generally to polymorphic forms of and a method of treatment using YUPELRI. In June 2024, the Company filed a patent infringement suit against the subsequent ANDA filer in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The complaint alleges that by filing the ANDA, the subsequent ANDA filer has infringed certain of the Company’s Orange Book listed patents.
Further method of treatment patents, with expiration dates of August 2039, were granted on July 30, 2024 and April 29, 2025 and were listed in the Orange Book. The Company filed additional patent infringement suits in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey during August 2024 and May 2025 against the generic companies remaining at the time. These suits have been consolidated with the action described above.
As of February 28, 2026, the Company has settled all litigation with Accord Healthcare, Inc.; Cipla USA, Inc. and Cipla Limited; Eugia Pharma Specialties Ltd.; Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Orbicular Pharmaceutical Technologies Private Limited; Qilu Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.; and Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. pursuant to individual agreements in which the Company granted these companies a royalty-free, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable license to manufacture and market their respective generic versions of YUPELRI inhalation solution in the US on or after the licensed launch date of April 23, 2039, subject to certain exceptions as is customary in these type of agreements. As required by law, the settlements are subject to review by the US Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. The patent litigation against the one remaining generic company, Mankind Pharma Ltd., along with certain affiliates, remains pending. Pursuant to a stipulation filed with the court on December 18, 2025, patents related to polymorphs have been dismissed from the case and Mankind has accordingly agreed not to enter the market until after August 25, 2031 regardless of the outcome of the litigation. Method of treatment patents expiring in 2039 remain in the litigation.
Please also see*“Item 1. Business – Patents and Proprietary Rights -- Patent Term Restoration, Regulatory Exclusivities, and Hatch-Waxman Litigation”* for additional information. In addition, this litigation and the related risks are described in greater detail under the risk factor “Litigation to protect or defend our intellectual property or third-party claims of intellectual property infringement will require us to divert resources and may prevent or delay our drug development* and commercialization** efforts*” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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