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Senators Get Their Colleagues to Agree on Drug Patent Litigation Legislation

Recent history of Congress's performance as a legislative body has been, to be kind, mixed, and a great many bills, resolutions, and other activities have appeared to be more for show than to accomplish anything worthwhile. ...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Senators Get Their Colleagues to Agree on Drug Patent Litigation Legislation

Recently the Senate passed S.150 entitled the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act. Those paying attention might recall that Senator Cornyn (R-TX) introduced this bill (joined by Senator Blumenthal (D-CT) and seven other...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The FTC Challenges Companies’ Allegedly Improper Orange Book Patent Listings

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has called attention in the past year to its perception of the influence that branded pharmaceutical companies have over the price of beneficial drugs. Most recently, the agency has asserted...more

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FTC Challenges More Patent Listings in the FDA’s Orange Book

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been busy scrutinizing patent listings in the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) publication of “Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations,” commonly known as the...more

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The Interplay: Key Decisions at the Intersection of Antitrust & Life Sciences - April 2024

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This week, the FTC continued its intense regulatory focus on pharmaceutical patents listed in the FDA’s Orange Book. As reported in earlier editions of The Interplay, the FTC issued a policy statement in September 2023,...more

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FTC continues to highlight FDA Orange Book patent listings

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With the recent filing of an amicus brief in a private pharmaceutical patent infringement case, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has continued its focus on allegedly “improperly listed” patents in the Food and Drug...more

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FTC's Campaign Against Improper Orange Book Listings Continues with Amicus Brief in Teva’s Challenge of Amneal Asthma Inhaler ANDA

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has filed an amicus brief in Teva Branded Pharmaceuticals Products R&D, Inc. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC to further the agency’s efforts to promote and protect generic drug...more

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FTC Promotes Next Front in Administration's Efforts to Lower Pharmaceutical Prices: Bayh-Dole Act's "March-In" Rights

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took the next step in its long-standing effort to encourage lower prices and increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. As part of the Biden administration’s whole government...more

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The Interplay: Key Decisions at the Intersection of Antitrust & Life Sciences - January 2024

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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

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FTC Policy Statement on Orange Book Listings Brings More Clarity (Sort Of)

With the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference taking place in San Francisco this week, what better time for an update on the Orange Book? The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), supported by the US Food and Drug Administration...more

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The Federal Trade Commission Put Brand Drug Manufacturers on Notice About Improperly Listing Patents in the Orange Book and Then...

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy statement on September 14, 2023, stating that “[b]rand drug manufacturers may be harming generic competition through the improper listing of patents in the Food and Drug...more

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FTC Alleges Improper Orange Book Listing of Drug Delivery Device Patents

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In the latest attempt to promote generic drug competition and reduce drug prices, and consistent with broader efforts to enforce the antitrust laws more aggressively, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on November...more

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FTC Challenges More Than 100 Patents as Improperly Listed in Orange Book

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On November 7, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it is challenging more than 100 patents held by 10 branded drug companies as improperly or inaccurately listed in the Food and Drug Administration’s Orange Book. The...more

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FTC Takes Up the Battle Against Improper Orange Book Patent Listings

Attempting to put some teeth into the policy statement that it issued last month, the FTC sent letters to 10 pharmaceutical companies, asserting that their listing of over 100 patents in FDA's Orange Book for a variety of...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

FTC Throws Down the Gauntlet on Improper Orange Book Listings

The FTC recently issued a policy statement warning drug manufacturers that it “intends to scrutinize improper Orange Book listings” and “use its full legal authority” to “tak[e] actions against companies and individuals that...more

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[Webinar] Health Care Antitrust Under President Biden 2.0 - Almost One Year In: What Have We Learned About The Democrats’ Approach...

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In March 2021, our experienced intellectual property, antitrust, and health care litigation lawyers shared some predictions on antitrust policy and enforcement in the health care sector. In “Health Care Antitrust under...more

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President Biden Issues Executive Order Including Provisions To Promote Generic Drug and Biosimilar Competition in the American...

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On July 9, President Biden issued an Executive Order regarding competition in various sectors of the United States economy, including the healthcare market. Among the 72 initiatives set forth in the Order are instructions...more

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[Webinar] Antitrust today: Emerging issues affecting the life sciences industry - March 12th, 9:00 am - 10:00 am PST

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Join the Hogan Lovells Antitrust and Competition team on Friday, March 12, 2021 to discuss hot antitrust topics in the life sciences industry, including: - What life sciences companies should expect with respect to...more

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