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Mayer Brown

In Neurelis v. Brenner, The FDA’s “Indication-Specific” View of Orphan Exclusivity is (Again) Struck Down

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The legal battle over the scope of orphan drug exclusivity continues, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has recently lost a second case concerning the exclusivity provisions of the Orphan Drug Act (“ODA”)....more

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Federal Circuit Reverses Injunction That Barred Clinical Trials in Jazz v. Avadel

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The Federal Circuit recently considered the scope of a permanent injunction that prohibited a drug manufacturer from conducting certain clinical and regulatory activities in Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Avadel CNS...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases: Pharmaceutical Patent Protections

This week, we take a closer look at two precedential cases concerning pharmaceutical patent protections as applied to drugs in development. In Incyte Corp. v. Sun Pharm., Judge Hughes entered a dissent pushing back on the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

No Supremacy Clause Preemption Where State Statute Doesn’t Conflict With Federal

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit explained that ordinarily, when state law contradicts with federal law, the state law may be preempted by the federal law under the US Constitution’s Supremacy Clause. However,...more

Carlton Fields

FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments: A Reminder of the Deference to Agency Determinations Post-Loper Bright

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In FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments LLC, the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in favor of the Food and Drug Administration serves as a reminder of the deference still accorded to regulatory agencies post-Loper...more

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

Calculating Patent Term Extension for FDA Delay: Original Patent or Reissue Patent Issue Date?

The Federal Circuit appeal in Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V., Merck Sharp & Dohme, LLC v. Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. et al., concerns whether patent term extension (PTE) for regulatory delay, in particular delay for FDA drug...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Pennsylvania Medical Device Strict Liability Claims: Relentless Repetition, Clamoring for Review

A Pennsylvania federal court has again asked that the state’s Supreme Court clarify whether, and to what extent, medical device manufacturers are immune from strict liability claims by virtue of the “unavoidably unsafe...more

Knobbe Martens

Safe Harbor Defense Under 35 U.S.C. §271(e)(1) Requires That the Accused Activity Is Solely for Uses Reasonably Related to...

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AMGEN INC. v. HOSPIRA, INC. Before Moore, Bryson, and Chen.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: Biological engineering activity that would otherwise constitute patent...more

Hogan Lovells

FDA proposes streamlining combination product regulations

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On May 15, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed amending its product classification rules for combination products, found in 21 CFR Part 3. Generally, the proposed rule purports to clarify language in the...more

Morgan Lewis

Apotex—Biosimilars Must Provide 180-Day Marketing Notice after FDA Approval

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Apotex—Biosimilars Must Provide 180-Day Marketing Notice after FDA Approval July 06, 2016 According to the Federal Circuit, post-licensure notice 180 days before commercial marketing is mandatory for biosimilars....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Sham Citizen Petition Claim, Summary Judgment on False Advertising Claims **WEB ONLY**

Addressing Sherman Act and Lanham Act claims arising out of an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA), the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the district court’s dismissal of the plaintiffs’ Sherman Act claim...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

The Medicines Company v. Hospira (Fed. Cir. 2015)

There have been many voices raised in recent years against the patent system for a variety of political, policy, or personal reasons. Indeed, there is even a book entitled Don't File a Patent that sets out the authors'...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Federal Circuit Oral Arguments in Amgen v. Sandoz

On June 3, the parties in Amgen v. Sandoz presented oral arguments to the Federal Circuit as part of their dispute over the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA). The appeal is focused on two questions:...more

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