Focus Stocks》Handa: The original manufacturer filed a patent lawsuit and suffered continuous losses
A new multi-target cancer drug was sued by Exelixis, causing the stock price to jump below the limit and tighten the limit.
Quick Look
- HND-039, a new multi-target cancer drug developed by Handa Biotech, was sued by the original manufacturer Exelixis for a U.S. patent lawsuit, causing the stock price to hit two limits in a row, locking the limit at 100.5 yuan today.
- The new drug obtained FDA marketing approval in August and was originally expected to be launched in the United States in the fourth quarter.
- It will share an annual market value of US$2.1 billion with the original manufacturer.
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Why It Matters
Handa Biotechnology is a company focused on the development of special generic drugs. HND-039 is its multi-target cancer 505(b)(2) new drug. It obtained the US FDA marketing approval in August. It was originally expected to be launched in the US in the fourth quarter of this year and will share an annual market value of US$2.1 billion with the original manufacturer.
Liu Fangyu, Chairman of Handa Biotechnology. (File photo)
[Reporter Chen Yongji/Taipei Report] Handa Biotechnology (6620), which focuses on the development of special generic drugs, announced after the market yesterday (4) that the company’s multi-target cancer 505(b)(2) new drug HND-039 was sued by the original manufacturer Exelixis for a U.S. patent lawsuit, causing Handa’s stock price to jump to the limit today. In addition, it had "preliminarily" dropped to the limit yesterday, which means it has hit two limits in a row.
As of 9:46 today, Handa's stock price locked at the lower limit of 100.5 yuan, with a trading volume of 1,189 contracts, and about 1,200 contracts for sale at the lower limit.
HND-039, which originally had high hopes for Handa, obtained the marketing authorization issued by the US FDA in August. It was originally expected to be launched in the United States in the fourth quarter of this year. Apart from the original drug, there are no other generic drug competitors. It will share an annual market value of US$2.1 billion (approximately NT$68 billion) with the original manufacturer, driving Handa's stock price to rise to 155 yuan in mid-September.
In response to this patent lawsuit, Handa pointed out that in the U.S. pharmaceutical market, companies may file patent lawsuits based on patent claims. Such patent disputes are a normal competition in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry. The company has always attached great importance to the protection of intellectual property rights and has been fully prepared. The company will continue to carry out the original product launch planning and business development strategy.
What to Watch
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Handa Biotechnology will continue to carry out HND-039 product launch planning and business development strategies
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Open Questions
- What are the specific contents and progress of patent litigation?
- Will the U.S. launch of HND-039 be delayed?
- How will Handa Biotech respond to patent litigation?






