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On July 24, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held the second of three listening sessions focused on competition in the pharmaceutical marketplace as part of the agency's implementation of the...more
Key Takeaways The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has continued its scrutiny of Orange Book listings for device patents, signaling bipartisan concern over potential anti-competitive practices....more
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
This week, the FTC continued its intense regulatory focus on pharmaceutical patents listed in the FDA’s Orange Book. As reported in earlier editions of The Interplay, the FTC issued a policy statement in September 2023,...more
With the recent filing of an amicus brief in a private pharmaceutical patent infringement case, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has continued its focus on allegedly “improperly listed” patents in the Food and Drug...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy statement on September 14, 2023, stating that “[b]rand drug manufacturers may be harming generic competition through the improper listing of patents in the Food and Drug...more
On July 6, 2022, Katherine Vidal, the Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, published her response to the letter sent by Janet Woodcock (former acting FDA Commissioner) to the former...more
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
Pharmaceutical industry stakeholders know that drug prices, market competition, supply chain challenges, and shortages of critical drug products have been top of mind for policymakers in recent years. Among others tackling...more