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FTC Comment on FDA Draft Guidance on Interchangeability

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We recently posted on a new FDA draft guidance entitled “Postapproval Manufacturing Changes to Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biosimilar Products Questions and Answers,” aimed at providing “answers to commonly asked questions...more

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An Expansion to the Experimental Use Exception to Patent Infringement in the Works?

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The US Patent and Trademark Office is requesting public feedback on the current experimental use exception’s impact on technology sectors—and the public’s appetite for expanding the exception....more

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Draft Framework for Exercise of March-In Rights under Bayh-Dole Act Targets High Drug Pricing

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released for public comment a “Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March In-Rights” (“March-In Framework”) on December 8, 2023...more

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Request for Comments on USPTO Initiatives To Promote Generic Drug and Biosimilar Competition

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published a request for comments addressing a variety of topics related to generic drug and biosimilar competition. In July 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order...more

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Draft revised PMPRB Guidelines released for comment by December 5, 2022

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On October 6, 2022, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) released its revised draft Guidelines to give effect to the July 1, 2022 amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulations. Submissions are due by December...more

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New PMPRB regulations registered, in force July 1, 2022, interim approach to pricing announced

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As previously announced, the amended Patented Medicines Regulations will be coming into force on July 1, 2022 in substantially revised form. As we previously reported, the new basket of countries for Patented Medicine Prices...more

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Proposed amendments to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations would expand definition of “claim for the...

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Update: Health Canada’s “Forward Regulatory Plan: 2023-2025” no longer lists the 2019 proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations, “Regulations amending the Food and Drug Regulations (Improving Access to Generic...more

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PTAB/USPTO Update - April 2021

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Notices, Guidance and Requests - ..Administrative Updates to the General Requirements Bulletin for Admission to the Examination for Registration to Practice in Patent Cases, 86 Fed. Reg. 54 (March 23, 2021) [Written...more

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China's IP Administration publishes Draft Administrative Adjudication Measures for Patent Linkage

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On 9 February 2021, China's National Intellectual Property Administration ("CNIPA") published its Administrative Adjudication Measures For The Early Resolution Mechanism For Drug Patent Disputes. These Measures are aimed at...more

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PMPRB proposes to modify Guidelines definition of "gap medicine" to include medicines sold by July 1, 2021

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Update: See our March 30, 2021 article, which reports the outcome of the consultation, and our April 29, 2021 article reporting an update to compliance timelines for Grandfathered and Gap medicines. Further updates, including...more

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China’s NMPA releases proposal for modified “Hatch Waxman” following patent law reform

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On 11 September 2020, China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA, formerly “China Food and Drug Administration”) published its proposed regulation on patent linkage, “Measures for the Implementation of the Early...more

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China: new Draft Patent Law– what to expect and what not to expect

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On 6 July 2020, China's National People’s Congress (NPC) released its latest Draft Patent Law for public comment, proposing, amongst other things, a patent linkage system, patent term extension for pharmaceutical patents,...more

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FDA to consider patent listing, therapeutic equivalence, and other Orange Book issues; agency will issue draft guidance documents,...

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FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. recently announced four steps FDA will be taking to ensure that the Orange Book (FDA’s publication of Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations) provides the...more

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Comments and Letters to FDA in Response to Biosimilars Action Plan

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The Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) and Biosimilars Council submitted comments to FDA two weeks ago regarding “the biosimilars action plan and ways to facilitate competition” in the biosimilars industry....more

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USP States That It Will Not Revise Biologics Monographs Without Stakeholder Consensus

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USP stated last week that it will not develop new product-specific monographs for biologics without stakeholder consensus in supporting their creation, including the support of FDA. USP had proposed revisions for these...more

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The Pricing of Patented Drugs in Canada: Stakeholder Consultation Period Open Until June 28, 2017

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The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) regulates the price of patented medicines in Canada by determining whether a price is excessive. The Board is revisiting its approach to pricing, and has now released a...more

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FDA Announces Advisory Committee Meeting on Sandoz’s Etanercept Biosimilar

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We previously reported on Sandoz’s aBLA for a biosimilar of Amgen’s ENBREL (etanercept) and the related BPCIA litigation. The FDA’s Arthritis Advisory Committee announced this morning that it will hold a public advisory...more

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