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Antitrust and Competition Life Sciences Quarterly Update Q2 2024

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To date, 2024 has not yet seen the type of mega-merger (Pfizer/Seagen) or level of agency enforcement (Sanofi/Maze or Amgen/Horizon) as 2023. But two notable investigations — one still active — show the Federal Trade...more

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In a Landmark Judgment, Top European Court Curbs European Commission’s Ability to Review “Killer Acquisitions”

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On 3 September 2024, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the European Commission (Commission) cannot encourage or accept referrals for below-threshold deals from national competition authorities if those...more

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EU Court of Justice Takes a Firm Stance Against Patent Settlement Agreements

The European Union’s Court of Justice (ECJ) has rendered its two long-awaited judgments in the European Commission’s (EC’s) perindopril case. The 27 June 2024 judgments concern: - The EC’s appeal of the General Court’s...more

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The Interplay Key Decisions at the Intersection of Antitrust and Life Sciences - June 2024

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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

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in the Third Quarter of 2024 and Beyond

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As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. ...more

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U.S. Implications of the EU AI Act

The European Union (EU) is leading the global charge with AI regulations. U.S. companies are not beyond their regulatory reach, however, and should be preparing their AI risk mitigation efforts accordingly....more

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European Commission approves EUR1 billion of state aid to revolutionize healthcare

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The European Commission (EC ) has approved the first Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) in the health sector— IPCEI Med4Cure. Under the IPCEI, six EU member states will provide up to EUR1bn of state aid...more

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Antitrust in Life Sciences: A Dialogue With Anna Vernet

On March 26, 2024, Skadden hosted a discussion on key developments in antitrust enforcement in the pharmaceuticals and life sciences sectors. ...more

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European Commission opens unprecedented abuse of dominance probe in animal medicines sector

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The European Commission (EC) has opened a formal antitrust investigation into whether animal health company Zoetis has breached EU antitrust law by preventing the market launch of a competing novel biologic medicine used to...more

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Clinical Trials Regulation: Transition your clinical trial now

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On 31 January 2025 the Clinical Trials Regulation will become fully applicable to all ongoing clinical trials with medicinal products in the EU. All clinical trials that have been authorized under the Clinical Trials...more

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EU Emergency Response Update – Key Policy & Regulatory Developments No. 110

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This regular alert covers key regulatory developments related to EU emergency responses, including in particular to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, COVID-19, and cyber threats. It does not purport to provide an...more

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in Q1 2024 and Beyond

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As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving...more

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European Biologics Regulatory Updates

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Bayer’s aflibercept 8 mg recommended for approval in Europe: On November 10, 2023, Bayer announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive...more

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The Interplay: Key Decisions at the Intersection of Antitrust & Life Sciences - November 2023

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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

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Antitrust in focus - October 2023

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The Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) establishes a new regime, enforced by the European Commission (EC), to regulate subsidies granted by non-EU countries to businesses active in the EU that could distort competition in EU...more

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European Commission sanctions first ever pharmaceuticals cartel and scores victory in pay-for-delay appeal

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The European Commission (EC) has fined five pharmaceutical companies a total of EUR13.4 million for participating in a cartel concerning N-Butylbromide Scopolamine/Hyoscine (SNBB) – an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API)...more

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Commission proposal for a new European legal framework for GMOs

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In its two Confédération Paysanne decisions (cases C-528/161 and C-688/21), the Court of Justice of the European Union limited the exclusion of plants and products obtained by new genomic techniques (NGTs) from the...more

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Panelists discuss how European pharmaceutical companies can stay ahead of the game

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We were pleased to welcome industry leaders to our Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons event in Zurich, where co-head of Hogan Lovells Life Sciences and Health Care sector Jane Summerfield, and partners Melissa K. Bianchi,...more

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European Commission’s record gun-jumping fine on Illumina serves as warning to merging parties

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The European Commission (EC) has imposed a fine of around EUR432 million on genomics company Illumina for closing its acquisition of blood-based cancer test developer GRAIL before the conclusion of the EC’s merger control...more

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The European Commission Proposes First Major Overhaul of the EU Medicines Regulatory Framework in 20 Years: Regulatory Data...

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We recently published an alert in relation to the European Commission’s legislative proposals to replace the current EU regulatory framework for all medicines (including those for rare diseases and for children). One of the...more

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European Union to introduce a transferable exclusivity voucher to incentivize the development of new antimicrobials

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The European Commission (EC) has just published its draft proposals to overhaul the European Union (EU) general pharmaceutical legislation. Tackling the problem of antimicrobial resistance was a key priority in the 2020...more

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European Commission Publishes Proposals to Revise Current EU Pharmaceutical Legislative Framework

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Yesterday, the European Commission published two legislative proposals concerning the regulation of medicinal products in the European Union. The proposals seek to consolidate existing legislation into two instruments, a...more

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Court of Justice finally settles Tecfidera regulatory data exclusivity dispute

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A medicinal product containing only one of two active substances contained in an earlier product is not part of the global marketing authorisation and is, therefore, entitled to its own data protection period....more

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The Windsor Framework: MHRA to have power to licence all types of medicines to be supplied in the United Kingdom in single pack

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The European Commission and the United Kingdom government announced on Monday that they have come to agreement on measures to alleviate the remaining practical difficulties in the supply of medicines to Northern Ireland that...more

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EU Commission Proposes Extended Deadlines to Comply with the Medical Device Regulation and In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation

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In Short - The Situation: The transition to the new so-called Medical Device Regulation ("MDR") and In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation ("IVDR"), which establish new rules for the placing on the market of medical devices...more

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