The Situation: The Hatch-Waxman Act allows generic drug manufacturers to "carve out" a brand's patented indications from their proposed labeling. Generic manufacturers often rely on these so-called "skinny labels" to try to...more
7/9/2024
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
The case relates to so-called "skinny labels," in which the filer of an Abbreviated New Drug Application ("ANDA") seeks FDA approval to market a generic version of a branded drug, but "carves out" from its label certain...more
1/21/2022
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Inducement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
Background -
On August 5, 2021, the Federal Circuit issued an opinion in GlaxoSmithKline v. Teva Pharmaceuticals, Case No. 18-1976, in favor of GSK, finding that Teva was liable for inducing infringement of GSK's patent....more
9/21/2021
/ Generic Drugs ,
GlaxoSmithKline ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Induced Infringement ,
JMOL ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Product Labels ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Citing its priority to facilitate the timely development and approval of generic drugs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") solicits stakeholder input on the types of patents that should be listed in the Orange...more