Federal Circuit Allows Teva Patents to Remain in Orange Book. -
The Federal Circuit recently granted Teva Pharmaceutical’s motion for a stay of removal of its patents from the Orange Book in its ongoing dispute with...more
8/1/2024
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Health Insurance ,
Life Sciences ,
Orange Book ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Sherman Act ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals ,
The Clayton Act
Court Orders Delisting of Patents from Orange Book and Denies Motion to Dismiss Antitrust Counterclaims for Improper Orange Book Listings. On June 10, Judge Stanley Chesler of the District of New Jersey entered judgment on...more
7/3/2024
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
America Invents Act ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Cartels ,
Comment Period ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Life Sciences ,
Medicare ,
Monopolization ,
Orange Book ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Price-Fixing ,
Reverse Payments ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sherman Act ,
USPTO
Second Circuit Affirms “Pay for Delay” Dismissal: On May 13, 2024, the Second Circuit affirmed dismissal of antitrust claims brought by wholesalers, retailers, and employee benefit funds that alleged they overpaid for the...more
5/31/2024
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Dismissals ,
Fair Value Standard ,
FDA Approval ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Investment Funds ,
Life Sciences ,
Monopolization ,
Orange Book ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Retailers ,
Settlement ,
Wholesale
Calls for Removal of Device Patents Listed in the Orange Book Continue. FTC and Congressional action scrutinizing allegedly “improper” Orange Book listings continued apace in the first few months of 2024. ...more
4/2/2024
/ AbbVie ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
AstraZeneca ,
Boehringer ,
Class Action ,
CVS ,
Delisting ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Generic Drugs ,
GlaxoSmithKline ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Devices ,
Monopolization ,
Mylan Pharmaceuticals ,
Orange Book ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Popular ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Rebates ,
Sherman Act ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Illumina Agrees to Unwind Acquisition of Grail Following Fifth Circuit Decision. On December 15, 2023, the Fifth Circuit vacated the FTC’s order that Illumina unwind its acquisition of Grail—a developer of a multi-cancer...more
1/18/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Appeals ,
Class Action ,
Competition ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Insurance ,
Life Sciences ,
Orange Book ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Reimbursements ,
Sherman Act ,
United Healthcare Insurance Co.
European Commission Orders Unprecedented Unwinding Of Illumina’s Acquisition of GRAIL. For the first time, the European Commission has ordered reversal of a consummated transaction, Illumina Inc.’s 2021 acquisition of GRAIL...more
11/10/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
EU ,
EU Merger Directive ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Life Sciences ,
Member State ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pfizer ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Reversal
On December 8, 2021, a federal district court granted a preliminary injunction temporarily enjoining enforcement of the California state law Preserving Access to Affordable Drugs, which attempts to sanction reverse-payment...more
12/14/2021
/ Article III ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Dormant Commerce Clause ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Settlement Negotiations ,
State Attorneys General
It has long been recognized that patent pools can create licensing efficiencies by establishing “onestop shops” for patents owned by multiple rights owners. There is also broad consensus that patentee collaboration in patent...more
1/26/2021
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Big Data ,
Connected Cars ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet of Things ,
IP License ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Pools ,
Patents ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Universities