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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

Knobbe Martens

"Improper” Listing of Patents in the FDA’s Orange Book

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As we previously discussed, on November 7, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sent warning letters to certain drug manufacturers regarding their purportedly improper listings of device patents in the Food and Drug...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 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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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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Biosimilars 2022 Year in Review

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2022 heralded the next chapter for biosimilars in the United States, including U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of biosimilars in new therapeutic areas, additional interchangeable designations, and litigation...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 13th Summit on Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics - June 28th - 29th, Boston, MA

This June, join the “who’s who” of the biosimilars and innovator biologics industries as they gather in Boston for ACI’s 13th Annual Summit on Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics....more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] 11th Summit on Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics - September 23rd - 24th, 7:45 am - 5:00 pm ET

This year, the BPCIA turns 10! As we prepare to enter the next decade of this revolutionary law, we cordially invite you to join us for ACI’s 11th Annual Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics Summit, in a fully virtual,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Antitrust Liability Risk When Listing Patents in Orange Book

The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that pharmaceutical companies that wrongly list patents in FDA’s Orange Book must prove they acted in good faith to avoid antitrust liability. In re Lantus Direct Purchaser...more

Cozen O'Connor

First Circuit Permits Antitrust Claims for Improperly Listing a Device Patent on the FDA’s Orange Book to Move Forward

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In a holding that could significantly broaden the antitrust inquiry in the context of the Hatch-Waxman regulatory scheme, on February 13, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued an opinion that may have...more

The Volkov Law Group

Super Moon Harkens Low Tide for Hatch-Waxman Patent Disputes

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This week, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari in a case that will give pharmaceutical companies pause when considering whether to settle patent challenges under Hatch-Waxman. The Supreme Court’s...more

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