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Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Federal Circuit Holds Generic’s Hatch-Waxman Litigation Expenses Deductible

A March 21 Federal Circuit decision in Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc. v. United States, No. 23-1320 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 21, 2025) marked a victory for generic drug developers, affirming that legal expenses incurred defending...more

Haug Partners LLP

Defend & Deduct: How the Federal Circuit's Actavis Decision Changes Tax Implications for ANDA Filers

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In Actavis Labs. FL, Inc. v. U.S.  (“Actavis”), a recent precedential decision, the Federal Circuit answered an important practical question regarding the interplay between the Hatch-Waxman Act and the Internal Revenue Code:...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Hatch-Waxman Litigation Expenses Are Deductible Under Internal Revenue Code § 162(a)

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a US Court of Federal Claims ruling that Hatch-Waxman Act litigation expenses are ordinary and necessary business expenses under § 162(a) of the Internal Revenue Code,...more

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Federal Circuit Confirms Deductibility of Hatch-Waxman Litigation Expenses

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On March 21, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held in a precedential opinion that legal fees incurred by generic drug companies in defending against patent infringement suits brought under the Hatch-Waxman Act...more

Fenwick & West LLP

A Recent Tax Ruling Has Made ANDA Litigation Less Burdensome for Generics

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In Actavis v. U.S., a case at the intersection of tax law and patent law, the Federal Circuit held that generic drug companies’ Hatch-Waxman litigation expenses are “ordinary and necessary business expenses” and can be...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Third Circuit holds patent infringement fees do not facilitate ANDA approval

In an opinion released July 27, 2023, the Third Circuit affirmed a 2021 Tax Court decision upholding a pharmaceutical company’s immediate deduction of patent defense litigation costs in suits brought under the Hatch-Waxman...more

Freeman Law

The Tax Court Addresses the Origin-of-the-Claim Doctrine and Legal Fees

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A recent Tax Court decision addressed the deductibility of legal expenses and the so-called “origin-of-the-claim” doctrine.  The Mylan decision demonstrates that the deductibility of a legal expense generally depends on the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CARES Act Provides Much-Needed Stimulus for U.S. Businesses, Individuals

On March 27, 2020, Congress approved the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to provide financial assistance to individuals and businesses, which in aggregate greatly exceeds the financial package...more

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Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

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Highlights this week: Nearly 7,000 FDA employees are furloughed amid the ongoing government shutdown; lawmakers introduce a slew of anti-pharma bills; 18 new Democrats land plum spots on key healthcare committees; and more....more

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Tax Reform Changes to Healthcare

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Following a final vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday morning, Dec. 20, 2017, Congress sent the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) to President Donald Trump's desk. In addition to extensive revisions to the tax...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Take Three: A Methods-Based Review of the Senate’s Initial Draft of Tax Reform Legislation

On November 2, 2017, the House Ways and Means Committee released a draft of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the House proposal). On November 9, Senate Finance Committee (SFC) Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) released a summary of the...more

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IRS Informally Rules Disgorgement Payments Under FDA Consent Decree May Be Deductible

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In Internal Revenue Service Field Attorney Advice released May 22, 2015 (FAA 20152103F), the IRS Office of Chief Counsel expressed its informal view that the evidence suggests that the amount the taxpayer paid the United...more

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