The American Bar Association’s recent Antitrust in Healthcare Conference brought together enforcers, academic researchers, economists, and members of the bar for a lively, wide-ranging discussion of issues at the intersection of…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Health, Mergers & Acquisitions
By now most people have heard that Hikma v. Amarin, No. 24–889 (June 4, 2026), was an overall favorable decision for skinny labeling. But what are the practical takeaways? Here we outline the facts and factors considered by…
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/ Civil Procedure, Health, Intellectual Property
Last week, the FTC held a workshop entitled “Eleventh-Hour Antitrust Remedy Proposals and Litigating the Fix,” featuring remarks by FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson and FTC Commissioner Mark Meador. The workshop also included two…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Mergers & Acquisitions
The Federal Circuit recently affirmed a Northern District of West Virginia decision finding no literal or doctrine of equivalents infringement of product-by-process claims requiring a minimum pH level.
In Actelion Pharms…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Last week at a conference chaired by the head of Axinn’s West Coast antitrust practice, Antitrust Division Criminal Deputy Daniel Glad outlined the distinction between benign pricing software and “algorithmic collusion,” and…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Criminal Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
On May 6, 2026, Judge Anthony Trenga of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia denied Zillow and Redfin’s motion to dismiss the complaints brought against them by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Mergers & Acquisitions
On May 7, 2026, Acting Assistant Attorney General Omeed A. Assefi delivered remarks at NYU Law’s Engelberg Center outlining the Antitrust Division’s current approach to merger review. The remarks came as Assefi continues to lead…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Mergers & Acquisitions
Much ink has been spilled over the meaning of “about” when used to characterize an amount or a range recited in a patent claim. Sometimes the patent explicitly defines “about,” sometimes “about” simply means “approximately,”…
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/ Intellectual Property
On April 13-15, Axinn partners Lisl Dunlop and Leslie Overton and counsel Carol Liu attended the Health Care Transactions Conference hosted by the American Health Law Association (AHLA). In several panels throughout the…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Health, Mergers & Acquisitions
The Federal Circuit recently clarified its written description jurisprudence concerning claims directed to methods of using a genus. Teva Pharms. Int’l GmbH v. Eli Lilly & Co., No. 24-1094, 2026 WL 1025802 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 16,…
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/ Health, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy professionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforcers, journalists, and students from around the world. During…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions
The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy professionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforcers, journalists, and students from around the world. During…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Science, Computers, & Technology
Authorities worldwide are continuing to prioritize cartel enforcement, keeping a vigilant eye on sectors with broad social impact as well as cartel activity arising from geopolitical and sustainability issues. Regulators and…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
Competition in digital markets remains at the forefront of antitrust thinking as tech companies continue to grow and innovate at pace and scale. Drawing from four sessions covering trends in litigation and enforcement,…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Science, Computers, & Technology
The DOJ Antitrust Division’s recently launched Whistleblower Rewards Program (“Whistleblower Program”) has been the buzz in the antitrust bar, especially following the announcement of the first bounty in January. The Spring…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Criminal Law
