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April 2013: Life Sciences Litigation Update: Will the Supreme Court Resolve Circuit Split on Settlement of ANDA Disputes?

On March 25, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis, Inc. (Docket No. 12-416). The Actavis case centers around the debate over the type of antitrust analysis that should apply...more

U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on “Pay-for-Delay” Antitrust Issue

The Supreme Court of the United States has granted the government’s petition for a writ of certiorari in FTC v. Watson Pharmaceuticals, agreeing for the first time to address the antitrust and patent law implications of...more

Amici File Briefs Supporting Certiorari in K-Dur Case -- Part II

Joining the parties and amici with clear interests in resolving the circuit split created by the Third Circuit opinion in the K-Dur case (In re K-Dur Antitrust Litigation), the Washington Legal Foundation, self-described as...more

Amici File Briefs Supporting Certiorari in K-Dur Case

Joining the parties and amici with clear interests in resolving the circuit split created by the Third Circuit opinion in the K-Dur case (In re K-Dur Antitrust Litigation), two "public interest" groups have also filed amicus...more

GPhA Files Amicus Brief in K-Dur Case

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) filed an amicus brief in support of a grant of certiorari by the Supreme Court in the K-Dur case (In re K-Dur Antitrust Litigation). Characterizing the issue as being "profoundly...more

Urging Supreme Court Review of Antitrust Challenges to Patent Settlements Between Pharmaceutical Companies

Dechert LLP submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of the Washington Legal Foundation urging the Court to review the Third Circuit’s decision in In re K-Dur Antitrust Litigation. K-Dur...more

PhRMA Files Amicus Brief in K-Dur Case

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturer's of America (PhRMA) have filed an amicus brief in support of a grant of certiorari by the Supreme Court in the K-Dur case (In re K-Dur Antitrust Litigation). Not surprisingly,...more

Advertising News & Analysis - September 6, 2012

In this issue: - Don't Miss Venable at ERA D2C - FTC Publishes Guides for Mobile Application Makers - Decision in Louboutin Case is Black & White & Red All Over - Check Yourself Before You Wreck...more

Merck Asks Supreme Court to Review Third Circuit K–Dur Decision

Last month, the Federal Trade Commission accomplished a decade-long goal: getting a Federal Circuit Court of Appeal (the 3rd Circuit) to support its position that so-called "reverse payments" (also known as "pay-for-delay"...more

Third Circuit Provides Friendly Environment for FTC and Plaintiffs Challenging Certain Patent Litigation Settlements

Originally published on The National Law Review. On July 16, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit announced its decision in In Re K-Dur Antitrust Litigation, a case involving so-called "reverse payment"...more

Private Challenges to Reverse Payment Settlement Allowed to Go Forward

In stark contrast to recent decisions by other circuits, the Third Circuit holds that patent law does not insulate patent settlements from antitrust scrutiny. On July 16, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit...more

Third Circuit Breathes New Life into FTC Efforts to Block Pharmaceutical Patent Settlements

The antitrust debate over the legality of "reverse payment" or "pay-for-delay" pharmaceutical patent settlements has raged on for over a decade. Last week's K-Dur decision has pushed this debate to the boiling point, as the...more

Empresa Cubana v. U.S.(Havana ClubTrademark Dispute)

Decision on Havana Club Trademark Dispute Between Bacardi and Pernod

A divided appeals court in Washington ruled in favor of the U.S. Treasury Department's refusal to renew a Cuban company's trademark for "Havana Club" rum. The decision is the latest development in a long and bitter dispute...more

California Court Takes On Trade-Secret Preemption of Other Civil Claims

Recently, a California court of appeal took up an issue that is more often examined by federal courts than state courts: trade-secret preemption of related tort claims. Please see full article below for more information....more

Newsletter of the Advertising, Marketing & Media Practice Group of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

IN THIS ISSUE: *France Approves Pulling Plug on Online Pirates *Google to Permit Trademark Terms in Search Ads *California Courts Shut Out Spam Suits *American Apparel to Pay Woody Allen $5 Million Over Ad Spat...more

Intellectual Property Alert: California Court of Appeal Weighs in on the Uniform Trade Secret Act's Preemption of Common Law...

On March 3, 2009, the California Court of Appeal for the Sixth District of California addressed the issue of whether the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act (CUTSA) preempts common law claims based on trade secret...more