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Nature of the Case and Issue(s) Presented: Salix holds NDAs for 200mg and 550mg Xifaxan. The 550mg strength product was approved to treat irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (“IBS-D indication”) and hepatic encephalopathy...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is continuing to pursue pharmaceutical manufacturers for allegedly improperly listing patents in the “Orange Book,” delaying the entry of generic drug competitors. On May 21, the FTC...more
The Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, commonly known as the Hatch-Waxman Act, forms the current framework for the United States’ regulation of drug approvals. The law amended the Food, Drug, and...more
In the latest attempt to promote generic drug competition and reduce drug prices, and consistent with broader efforts to enforce the antitrust laws more aggressively, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on November...more
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the US House of Representatives’ Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee recently voted three bills out of committee that target the pharmaceutical industry practices of so-called “reverse...more
Allele v. Pfizer – The Basics. On April 23, 2021 Pfizer, Inc., BioNTechSE, and BioNTech US, Inc. (“Pfizer and BioNTech”) filed a joint reply supporting of their previously filed motion to dismiss a patent infringement...more
Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) recently introduced a bill titled the “Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2018” (HWIA). Sen. Hatch suggests that the HWIA will (i) “restore the careful balance the Hatch-Waxman Act struck to incentivize...more
Case Name: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. v. Burwell, Civ. No. GJH-15-852, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68230 (D. Md., May 27, 2015) (Hazel, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Abilify® (aripiprazole); N/A - Nature...more
Case Name: Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Elan Pharms., Inc., 786 F.3d 892 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2015) (Circuit Judges Prost and Lourie, and District Judge Gilstrap presiding; Opinion by Lourie, J.) (Appeal from D. Md.,...more