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DOJ and FTC Host ‘Listening Sessions’ on Competition Issues in the Pharmaceutical Industry

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In two recent public panels, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted the first of three joint listening sessions mandated by Executive Order No. 14273, Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again...more

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Federal Trade Commission Continues Efforts to Delist Drug Device Administration Patents in Orange Book

In the last years of the Biden Administration, the Federal Trade Commission issued a policy statement and sent letters to ten companies having Orange Book-listed patents claiming devices for administering drugs challenging...more

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Senate Advances IP and Drug Pricing Legislation Amid Innovation Concerns

A Senate panel has advanced three sets of bipartisan bills purportedly aimed at reforming the intellectual property (IP) landscape and lowering the cost of prescription drugs. Together, these bills seek to address issues with...more

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New Rx for High Drug Prices? Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Six Bills With Heavy Dose of Options

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The US Senate Judiciary Committee advanced to the full Senate six bills intended to reduce pharmaceutical prices and enhance market competitiveness. The package collectively targets several aspects of the pharmaceutical...more

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Axinn Associates at the Antitrust Spring Meeting: Pharma Under the Antitrust Microscope

The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy profes­sionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforcers, journalists, and students from around the world....more

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Two Bills Introduced to Target “Patent Thickets” and “Product Hopping”

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On March 17, 2025, a bipartisan group of senators introduced two bills intended to decrease the cost of prescription drugs. The sponsors include Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.),...more

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[Event] 21st Annual Conference on Paragraph IV Disputes - April 29th - 30th, New York, NY

Attend ACI's 21st Annual Conference on Paragraph IV Disputes and join leaders from brand and generic pharmaceutical companies, renowned outside counsel, esteemed members of the judiciary, government, and academia to: -...more

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The FTC Challenges Companies’ Allegedly Improper Orange Book Patent Listings

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has called attention in the past year to its perception of the influence that branded pharmaceutical companies have over the price of beneficial drugs. Most recently, the agency has asserted...more

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[Event] 20th Paragraph IV Disputes - April 25th - 26th, New York, NY

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 20th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes & the 40th Anniversary of the Hatch-Waxman Act returns for another exciting year with curated programming that will take a retrospective look at...more

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Life Sciences Landscape: 2023 Mid-Year Industry Update

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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law in August 2022, impacted a wide range of tax laws and touched many aspects of government. Significantly, part of the IRA provides Medicare with the ability to negotiate the...more

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Biosimilars 2021 Year in Review

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2021 saw several important milestones in the biosimilars space, including the much anticipated first interchangeable designations by FDA and the approval of the first ophthalmology biosimilar. The biosimilar market also...more

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Alert: Agreements Involving Biosimilars Must Be Reported to FTC and DOJ Under New Law

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Biologic drug makers will soon have to alert the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice of agreements, including patent litigation settlements, they reach with biosimilar applicants. The new reporting requirement...more

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President Signs Bill Requiring FTC and DOJ Review of Biosimilar Patent Litigation Settlements

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Following up on our prior reports, last week President Trump signed into law the “Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act” (S.2554). Among other changes, the bill amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and...more

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House Passes MMA Amendment Requiring FTC and DOJ Review of Biosimilar Patent Litigation Settlements

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On September 25, 2018, the House of Representative passed the “Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act” (S.2554). As we previously reported, the Senate passed the bill on September 19, 2018....more

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Senate Passes MMA Amendment Requiring FTC and DOJ Review of Biosimilar Patent Litigation Settlements

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Yesterday, the Senate overwhelmingly (98-2) passed the “Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act” (S.2554), which includes amendments to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (“MMA”) that...more

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