On November 6, 2019, the bonds between the U.S. government and pharmaceutical companies were stretched when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Gilead Sciences...more
12/10/2019
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Gilead Sciences ,
HIV ,
Manufacturers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Popular ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Trump Administration
As anticipated, on December 12, 2018, the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) issued a notice to review the Final Initial Determination and Recommended Determination (“FID”) issued by Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”)...more
12/17/2018
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Apple ,
Competition ,
Exclusion Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Imports ,
Infringement ,
Initial Determination (ID) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Manufacturers ,
Monopolization ,
Patent Infringement ,
Qualcomm ,
Semiconductors
A recent decision by the International Trade Commission (“ITC” or the “Commission”) improves a patent owner’s ability to demonstrate that it possesses a statutorily required “domestic industry” and can therefore obtain relief...more
A recent decision by the International Trade Commission (“ITC” or the “Commission”) improves intellectual property holders’ ability to prove that they have a “domestic industry” and obtain relief for infringement from the...more
7/17/2018
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Capital Expenditures ,
Capital Investments ,
Domestic Industry Requirement ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Manufacturers ,
Manufacturing Equipment ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Research and Development ,
Section 337
The U.S.I.T.C. instituted its first investigation under its 100-day pilot program for early determination of a specific potentially case-dispositive issue....more