Webinar: Orange Book listing sheets under the microscope
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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
On June 10, 2024, Judge Stanley R. Chesler of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted the Amneal defendants’ motion for partial judgment on their counterclaims in a Hatch-Waxman dispute, and...more
In recent months, the issue of whether certain patents are appropriately listed in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Orange Book, associated with the Hatch-Waxman Act, has garnered the attention of the Federal Trade...more
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
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
On November 7, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent notice letters1 to 10 brand drug manufacturers of drug-device combination products, including drugs delivered by asthma inhalers, epinephrine autoinjectors, and...more
In the latest attempt to promote generic drug competition and reduce drug prices, and consistent with broader efforts to enforce the antitrust laws more aggressively, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on November...more
As part of the Hatch-Waxman Act, given the lack of information on the allegedly infringing product, courts have found that patentees can satisfy the pleading requirements of Twombly/Iqbal without having access to the accused...more
This marks the second issue of WilmerHale’s The Interplay: Key Decisions at the Intersection of Antitrust & Life Sciences, a monthly bulletin that will highlight developments in the antitrust and life sciences space. We will...more
I. Introduction - No pharmaceutical antitrust decision has had more impact than the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis, a decision which officially defined the term “reverse payment...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released a new Policy Statement addressing one of its long-standing concerns in the pharmaceutical industry: the improper listing of patents in the Orange Book. In an open meeting of the...more
Gain a comprehensive understanding of Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA essentials, a critical competency for legal and business professionals in the biopharmaceutical arena. Attend ACI’s Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA Proficiency Series...more
On February 24, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion in Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC that affirmed a district court’s injunction requiring Jazz...more
Procedural History - Jazz Pharms., Inc., v. Avadel CNS Pharms., LLC, Case No. 2023-1186 (Fed. Cir. February 24, 2023) is an appeal by Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Jazz) from a District of Delaware order granting a motion...more
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. AVADEL CNS PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC - Before Lourie, Reyna, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: A patent directed to a system to reduce...more
Prescription drug prices have long been a source of frustration for the American public and the subject of intense political debates about the best way to lower them without stifling innovation. One of the most significant...more
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
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
Approval Processes - The regulatory approval pathway for a new “biological product” submitted as a Biologics License Application (BLA) under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA), is now separate from...more
Federal District Court Cases That Are Filed Pursuant To The Hatch-Waxman Act - This chart summarizes the case name, presiding judge, drug, and patents-at-issue in all federal district court cases that are filed pursuant to...more
Nearly two years before patent expiration, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp’s (Merck) diabetes drug, Janumet, is at the center of another patent infringement case. In response to an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) filed with...more
Generic manufacturers seeking to put an end to Hatch-Waxman Act patent litigation over a branded company’s Orange Book-listed patents can seek to do so by converting from Paragraph IV (“PIV”) patent certifications to...more
This October, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be celebrating its 40th anniversary of the “Orange Book” as a resource for consumers, health care professionals, drug developers, and Hatch-Waxman litigants. ...more
In a holding that could significantly broaden the antitrust inquiry in the context of the Hatch-Waxman regulatory scheme, on February 13, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued an opinion that may have...more
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