On June 30, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held the first of three listening sessions focused on ways to lower Americans’ drug prices through competition. The panels are being held as...more
7/2/2025
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Biosimilars ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Distribution ,
Drug Pricing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Healthcare ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Patents ,
Patient Access ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regulatory Reform
West Virginia Attorney General (AG) Patrick Morrisey announced a total $17 million settlement agreement with pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer and Ranbaxy after more than a decade of litigation regarding the companies’ alleged...more
1/23/2025
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Competition ,
Drug Pricing ,
Generic Drugs ,
Healthcare ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Pay-For-Delay ,
Pfizer ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair Competition ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On January 13, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) released an overview of the pharmaceutical patent settlements filed with the Commission in Fiscal Year 2014 (October 1, 2013 – September 30, 2014). The...more
On December 22, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) released an overview of pharmaceutical patent settlements filed with the Commission in Fiscal Year 2013 (October 1, 2012–September 30, 2013). The FTC...more