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

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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

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

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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

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FTC Continues to ‘Dispute’ Orange Book Device Patent Listings, But Still No Antitrust Enforcement

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Over the last eight months, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has focused on what it characterizes as “improper” Orange Book listings and the impacts of such listings on generic entry....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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US FTC Continues Aggressive Scrutiny of Pharmaceutical Patents Listed in the Orange Book

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On April 30, 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it had sent “warning letters” to 10 branded pharmaceutical manufacturers, alleging that the companies had made “improper or inaccurate listing of...more

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FTC disputes new slate of Orange Book patents for weight loss, diabetes, asthma, and COPD drugs

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On April 30, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it sent a new set of warning letters to ten pharmaceutical companies. The letters inform the companies that the FTC has notified the Food and Drug...more

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FTC Weighs In on Orange Book Listing of Drug-Device Patents

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On March 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") filed an amicus brief in Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, et al. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC, et al., 2:23-cv-20964, U.S. District Court for the...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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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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Following Recent Policy Statement, FTC ‘Disputes’ 100+ Patent Listings in FDA Orange Book

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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent letters on November 7, 2023, accusing 10 companies of improperly listing drug delivery device patents in the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Orange Book, stating that the FTC...more

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FTC Employs New Tactic in Effort Against Drug Makers Alleged to Have Improperly Listed Patents in the FDA’s Orange Book

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On Nov. 7, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it is disputing the listing of more than 100 patents in the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) “Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations,”...more

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FTC challenges around 100 FDA Orange Book patent listings

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it issued warning letters to 10 drug manufacturers and challenged the Orange Book listings for around 100 patents under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA)...more

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FTC Issues Policy Statement Confirming Its Position That Improperly Listing Patents in the Orange Book May Be Considered a...

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released a new Policy Statement addressing one of its long-standing concerns in the pharmaceutical industry: the improper listing of patents in the Orange Book. In an open meeting of the...more

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FDA’s Orange Book Listing Process: FTC Formally Joins the Fray

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), supported by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), issued a policy statement on September 14 indicating that the FTC intends to “scrutinize improper Orange Book listings” to identify...more

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[Webinar] 3rd Annual Passport to Proficiency on the Essentials of Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA - October 10th - 26th, 1:00 pm EST

Gain a comprehensive understanding of Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA essentials, a critical competency for legal and business professionals in the biopharmaceutical arena. Attend ACI’s Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA Proficiency Series...more

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Orange Book Listing of System Claims Clarified by Jazz Decision

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On February 24, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion in Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC that affirmed a district court’s injunction requiring Jazz...more

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Federal Circuit Upholds Judgment Delisting System Patent From Orange Book

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Procedural History - Jazz Pharms., Inc., v. Avadel CNS Pharms., LLC, Case No. 2023-1186 (Fed. Cir. February 24, 2023) is an appeal by Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Jazz) from a District of Delaware order granting a motion...more

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Patent Directed to System for Controlling Access to Drugs Is Not Listable in the Orange Book

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JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. AVADEL CNS PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC - Before Lourie, Reyna, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: A patent directed to a system to reduce...more

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Jazz Pharms., Inc. v. Avadel CNS Pharms.

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Case Name: Jazz Pharms., Inc. v. Avadel CNS Pharms., LLC, No. 21-691-GBW, 2022 WL 17084371 (D. Del. Nov. 18, 2022) (Williams, J.)  Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Xyrem® (sodium oxybate); U.S. Patent No. 8,731,963 (“the...more

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Year in Review: Top Biosimilars-Related Regulatory Developments of 2022

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As 2022 comes to a close, we review Big Molecule Watch’s top five biosimilar regulatory developments of the year...more

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