Earlier this month, in GlaxoSmithKline LLC v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed (2-1) upon rehearing its October 2020 decision that a labeling...more
8/26/2021
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) recently decided (2-1) in GlaxoSmithKline LLC v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. that a labeling carve-out by a generic drug sponsor did not preclude a finding of...more
10/29/2020
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On October 17, the National People’s Congress (NPC) formally adopted a revised patent law, which will take effect on June 1, 2021. The new law includes significant changes in the intellectual property legal framework with...more
10/20/2020
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On 11 September 2020, China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA, formerly “China Food and Drug Administration”) published its proposed regulation on patent linkage, “Measures for the Implementation of the Early...more
Wednesday, FDA released a letter stating how the agency intends to implement the scope of orphan drug exclusivity awarded to Eagle Pharmaceuticals’ Bendeka (bendamustine HCl) by the D.C. Circuit Court in Eagle...more
2/22/2019
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On January 4, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) released draft amendments to the Chinese Patent Law, proposing expanded and enhanced protections that may provide real benefits to companies that develop new drugs. ...more
On 8 August 2018, in an unprecedented regulatory action, the China National Drug Administration (CNDA) called on international pharmaceutical companies to bring 48 new drugs to China. These new drugs are viewed to be urgently...more