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BioMarin settles patent suit with Ascendis; wins 20% US royalty on TransCon CNP through May 2030
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC
- BioMarin grants Ascendis a non-exclusive, worldwide, transferable, royalty-bearing license to BioMarin Patent Rights covering navepegritide (TransCon CNP)/Yuviwel, effective August 28, 2026.
- Royalty is 20% of annual US net sales and 18% of net sales in the EU, Brazil and South Korea, running from first commercial sale in each territory until May 2030.
- All pending litigation between the parties over the BioMarin Patent Rights will be dismissed with prejudice; BioMarin releases pre-effective-date infringement claims and covenants not to sue Ascendis.
- Ascendis covenants not to challenge BioMarin's Patent Rights, plus a mutual regulatory non-interference clause; licensed products cover achondroplasia and hypochondroplasia, alone or in combination.