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Podcast — Drug Pricing: How Are Payers Responding to the IRA?
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 203: Manufacturing Specialty Drugs for Rare Diseases in North Carolina with Paul Testa of Kyowa Kirin
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 201: SHL Medical’s Investment in the Carolinas with Kimberlee Steele of SHL Medical
The Future of Laboratory Testing Just Got a Little Clearer: FDA's Final Rule on LDTs – Diagnosing Health Care
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 195: Life Sciences and Healthcare Workforce Development with Dr. John Hauser of Gaston College
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FDA Releases Laboratory-Developed Tests Final Rule – Thought Leaders in Health Law
Changes in FDA, Cannabis Policies and AI Developments
340B Drug Pricing Program Compliance
Episode 185: America’s Bioeconomy with Sarah Glaven, White House Research Biologist
Episode 183: Site Development for Life Sciences Companies with Adam Bruns of Site Selection Magazine
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 171: Laura Gunter, President of the NC Life Sciences Organization
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 169: Shirley Paddock, Senior VP of Clinical Development, Syneos Health
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 168: Christine Harhaj, Senior Director of Advocacy & Strategic Alliances, PhRMA
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 167: Dr. Ehsan Samei & Dr. Susan Halabi, Triangle CERSI
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 165: Doug Edgeton, President and CEO of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 163: David Ellison, Chief Data Scientist for Lenovo’s Infrastructure Solutions Group
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This chart summarizes the case name, presiding judge, drug, and patents-at-issue in all federal district court cases that are filed pursuant to the Hatch-Waxman Act. It also includes the same information for proceedings...more
This chart tracks the date, drug, reference-listed company, applicant, and indications of publicly available drug launches resulting from Abbreviated New Drug Applications and 505(b)(2) Applications....more
The Hatch-Waxman Act regulates the relationship between branded and generic drugmakers and attempts to strike a balance between two competing policy interests — encouraging pioneering drug development and facilitating market...more
This chart summarizes the case name, drug, patents-in-suit, and publicly available terms for reported settlements in federal district court cases that are filed pursuant to the Hatch-Waxman Act....more
The Federal Circuit’s decision in Edwards Lifesciences Corp. v. Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., has garnered significant attention, especially concerning the application of the “safe harbor” provision under 35 U.S.C. §...more
This chart tracks the date, drug, reference-listed company, and applicant of Abbreviated New Drug Applications and 505(b)(2) Applications receiving final approval by the FDA....more
Case Name: Pharmacyclics LLC v. Alvogen Pine Brook LLC, Civ. No. 19-434-CFC, 2024 WL 1885677 (D. Del. Apr. 30, 2024) (Connolly, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Imbruvica® (ibrutinib); U.S. Patents Nos. 8,008,309...more
Case Name: Teva Branded Pharm. Products R&D, Inc. v. Amneal Pharms. of NY, LLC, Civ. No. 23-20964 (SRC), 2024 WL 2923018 (D.N.J. June 10, 2024) (Chesler, J.)....more
Case Name: Janssen Pharms., Inc. v. Tolmar, Inc., Civ. No. 21-1784-WCB, 2024 WL 2972832 (D. Del. June 13, 2024) (Bryson, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Invega Sustenna® (paliperidone palmitate); U.S. Patent No....more
Case Name: Janssen Pharms., Inc. v. Teva Pharms. USA, Inc., No. 2022-1258, 2022-1307, 2024 WL 1355733 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 1, 2024) (Circuit Judges Dyk, Prost, and Hughes presiding; Opinion by Prost, J.) (Appeal from D.N.J.,...more
Case Name: Salix Pharms., Ltd. v. Norwich Pharms. Inc., No. 2022-2153, 2023-1952, 2024 WL 1561195 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 11, 2024) (Circuit Judges Lourie, Chen, and Cunningham presiding; Opinion by Lourie, J.; Dissenting-in-part...more
Case Name: Amarin Pharma, Inc. v. Hikma Pharms. USA Inc., No. 2023-1169, 2024 WL 3152087 (Fed. Cir. June 25, 2024) (Circuit Judges Moore, Lourie, and Albright presiding; Opinion by Lourie, J.) (Appeal from D. Del., Andrews,...more
Last week, the Federal Circuit decided Amarin Pharma, Inc. v. Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., 23-1169 (Fed. Cir. June 25, 2024), a case that spotlighted the issues of skinny labeling and induced infringement for generic...more
The Situation: The Hatch-Waxman Act allows generic drug manufacturers to "carve out" a brand's patented indications from their proposed labeling. Generic manufacturers often rely on these so-called "skinny labels" to try to...more
Second Circuit Affirms “Pay for Delay” Dismissal: On May 13, 2024, the Second Circuit affirmed dismissal of antitrust claims brought by wholesalers, retailers, and employee benefit funds that alleged they overpaid for the...more
Case Name: Mylan Pharms. Inc. v. Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH, C.A. No. 23-556-RGA, 2024 WL 359468 (D. Del. Jan. 31, 2024) (Hatcher, M.J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Xarelto® (rivaroxaban); U.S. Patents Nos....more
Case Name: Novartis Pharms. Corp. v. Mylan Pharms. Inc., Civ. No. 19-cv-201, 2024 WL 384929 (N.D.W.V. Jan. 31, 2024) (Kleeh, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Entresto® (sacubitril/valsartan); U.S. Patents Nos....more
Case Name: Endo Par Innovation Co. v. BPI Labs, LLC, C.A. No. 8:23-cv-1953-WFJ-TGW, 2024 WL 730478 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 22, 2024) (Jung, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Adrenalin® (epinephrine); U.S. Patents Nos....more
Case Name: Janssen Pharms., Inc. v. Tolmar, Inc., Civ. No. 21-1784-WCB, 2024 WL 834762 (D. Del. Feb. 26, 2024) (Bryson, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Invega Sustenna® (paliperidone extended-release suspension);...more
Case Name: Genentech, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc., Civ No. 23-4085 (JXN)(LDW), 2024 WL 939692 (D.N.J. Mar. 5, 2024) (Wettre, M.J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Esbriet® (pirfenidone); U.S. Patent No. 10,118,637 (“the ’637...more
Case Name: UCB, Inc. v. Mylan Techs. Inc., Civ. No. 22-cv-216 (D. Vt. Mar. 8, 2024) (Reiss, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Neupro® (rotigotine); U.S. Patents Nos. 8,246,979 (“the ’979 patent”) and 8,246,980 (“the...more
Case Name: Mallinckrodt plc v. Airgas Therapeutics LLC, Civ No. 22-1648-RGA, 2024 WL 1251260 (D. Del. Mar. 22, 2024) (Andrews, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: INOmax® (nitric oxide); U.S. Patents Nos. 9,770,570...more
Among the most established standards in patent law is that obviousness requires a motivation to combine the prior art with “a reasonable expectation of success.” The Federal Circuit alone has employed the “reasonable...more
ANDA litigation is a high-stakes niche of pharmaceutical law that presents unique challenges not only for lawyers, but also for eDiscovery practitioners. Here’s why: under the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term...more
Turning 40 is a big milestone for most of us. When I turned 40 – I won't tell you how long ago that was – I was knee-deep in Paragraph IV patent litigation and in legal challenges to FDA's exclusivity and approval decisions...more