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Hatch-Waxman Overview

The Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, commonly known as the Hatch-Waxman Act, forms the current framework for the United States’ regulation of drug approvals. The law amended the Food, Drug, and...more

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FDA: Major Policy Shift Authorizes Florida’s Plan to Import Drugs from Canada

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On Friday, January 5, 2024, in a major policy shift, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration’s plan to purchase medicines in bulk for its Medicaid programs,...more

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All Mixed Up: FDA Issues Two Guidances Relating to Compounding Using Bulk Drug Substances

When we think of compounding, which is the process of combining, mixing, or altering ingredients to create a medication specific to the needs of an individual patient, we think of the Cars’ 1978 classic, “It’s All Mixed Up.”...more

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Use of “Generally Accepted Scientific Knowledge” to Support Drug and Biologic Applications

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Could Help to Streamline Development and Approval - On May 25, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or the “Agency”) announced the availability of a new Draft Guidance for Industry, Generally Accepted Scientific...more

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FDA Omnibus Reform Act: Examining the Policy Changes

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The Act introduces key reforms to the FDA regulatory framework relating to drugs, biological products, and cosmetics, among others. On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023...more

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CARES Act Creates and Updates Drug and Medical Device Shortage Requirements

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 25, 2020. In addition to the $2 trillion made available for medical countermeasure development,...more

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FDA Issues Final Guidance on “505(q)” Citizen Petitions, including Factors to be considered in Evaluating Potential...

FDA recently issued final guidance for industry on citizen petitions and requests for stays of agency action that may delay the approval of certain drug and biological product applications....more

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Proposed Legislation: The Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act

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Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) recently introduced a bill titled the “Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2018” (HWIA). Sen. Hatch suggests that the HWIA will (i) “restore the careful balance the Hatch-Waxman Act struck to incentivize...more

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FDA Reauthorization Act Aims to Speed Product Reviews Through User Fee Funding

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Congress passes sweeping user fee reauthorization bill to fund increased FDA staffing and support commitments to product review timelines. Key Points: ..Congress authorized FDA to collect increased total annual user...more

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FDA Is Evolving on Qualifications for 'New Chemical Entity'

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The prior approval of a drug containing an active ingredient of the innovator drug is not necessarily a death knell for NCE exclusivity. Originally published in the Intellectual Property and Life Sciences sections of...more

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Can FDA Implement The BPCIA As The CAFC Suggested?

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In Amgen v. Apotex, the Federal Circuit held that under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (“BPCIA”), “an applicant must provide a reference product sponsor with 180 days’ post-licensure notice before...more

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Court Report - November 2015

About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Janssen Biotech Inc. et al. v. Par Pharmaceutical Inc. et al. 1:15-cv-00679; filed August 3, 2015 in the District Court of...more

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Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. v. Burwell

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Case Name: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. v. Burwell, Civ. No. GJH-15-852, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68230 (D. Md., May 27, 2015) (Hazel, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Abilify® (aripiprazole); N/A - Nature...more

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Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Elan Pharms., Inc.

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Case Name: Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Elan Pharms., Inc., 786 F.3d 892 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2015) (Circuit Judges Prost and Lourie, and District Judge Gilstrap presiding; Opinion by Lourie, J.) (Appeal from D. Md.,...more

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Otsuka’s Pediatric Labeling Dispute Seeks to Expand Orphan Drug Exclusivity

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On April 13, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued an Order granting Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development and Commercialization, Inc., and Otsuka America...more

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Court Report -- August 11, 2013

About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC v. EKR Therapeutics, LLC et al. - 5:13-cv-00111; filed August 8, 2013 in the Western...more

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Court Report -- April 1, 2013

In This Issue: Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Fresenius Kabi USA LLC et al.; Trustee's of the University of Pennsylvania v. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; and Pfizer Inc. et al. v. Lupin Ltd. et al.....more

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Case Brief: Federal Trade Commission v. Watson Pharmaceuticals

[Ed. The Supreme Court heard oral argument today in Federal Trade Commission v. Watson Pharmaceuticals. While Patent Docs will provide analysis regarding the oral argument in a subsequent post, we provide the following...more

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