Back in 2022, we wrote about U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) draft guidance, “Diversity Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Populations in Clinical Trials.” On June...more
After many years of anticipation and various congressional and agency proposals, on May 6, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its final rule titled "Medical Devices; Laboratory Developed Tests." The final rule...more
On February 23, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdrew approval of Pepaxto (melphalan flufenamide), a drug that it had previously granted accelerated approval for treatment of multiple myeloma. The decision came...more
n March 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a paper titled “Artificial Intelligence and Medical Products: How CBER, CDER, CDRH, and OCP are Working Together.” This paper describes the FDA’s strategy for...more
4/12/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
CDRH ,
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Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare ,
Life Sciences ,
Machine Learning ,
Manufacturers ,
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Pharmaceutical Industry ,
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Risk Management
On May 31, the FDA issued a proposed rule to amend prescription drug labeling regulations to require a new type of Medication Guide, specifically a Patient Medication Information guide, for essentially all FDA-approved...more
This is the final article in our five-part series on PTE.
Obtaining a patent term extension (PTE) is extremely valuable to an innovator. By design, PTE extends the patent term to recoup time lost to the rigorous...more
This is the fourth article in our five-part series on PTE.
When applying for a patent term extension (PTE), due diligence matters. If an applicant did not act with due diligence during the testing phase or the approval...more
This is the third article in our five-part series on PTE.
Calculating a drug’s regulatory review period seems like it should be simple. The FDA even states that its regulatory review period determination is...more
5/19/2017
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FDA Approval ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investigational New Drug Application (IND) ,
Medical Devices ,
Patent Term Extensions ,
Patents ,
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Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
USPTO
This is the second article in our five-part series on PTE.
Everywhere you look, patent term extension (PTE) is described using the “Rule of Ones:” one patent, one product, one PTE. However, the Rule of Ones does not...more
Patent term extension is a valuable tool that drug manufacturers should consider, even when their products are not new entities. Recent decisions from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, coupled with various court...more