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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
As 2022 comes to a close, we review Big Molecule Watch’s top five biosimilar regulatory developments of the year...more
On July 6, 2022, Katherine Vidal, the Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, published her response to the letter sent by Janet Woodcock (former acting FDA Commissioner) to the former...more
As 2021 comes to a close, Big Molecule Watch reviews the top five biosimilar regulatory developments of the year... President Biden Signs Orange Book Transparency Act - In January, we reported that President Biden...more
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) regularly tracks statistics regarding administrative trials conducted under the processes created by the America Invents Act (“AIA”), which provide insight into recent trends...more
The recently enacted “Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019” went into effect as of June 25, 2021. The FDA must proactively update the Purple Book information every 30 days with an alphabetical list of licensed biologics,...more
The Biological Product Patent Transparency Act (“BPPT”) – tucked into Congress’s omnibus spending bill (“Consolidated Appropriations Act,” H.R. 133, Pub. L. No. 116-260) signed into law on December 27, 2020 – is the...more
Earlier this year, two new laws were enacted that impact patent listings in the Orange Book (drugs) and Purple Book (biologics). The Orange Book Transparency Act primarily codifies current FDA practices, but adds a new...more
On January 5, 2021, President Trump signed into law H.R. 1503, the "Orange Book Transparency Act of 2020," which amends provisions governing the types of patents and exclusivity-related information for approved drugs listed...more
Recent legislative developments include amendments to expand upon Orange Book and Purple Book listing requirements. Amidst the breathtaking sweep of activities in the Trump Administration’s waning days in office, the...more
Earlier this month, two bills intended to promote generic competitiveness by presenting a clearer idea of the patent landscape covering reference products passed the full Senate, albeit with amendments. These laws, if...more
In September 2014, the FDA published the first edition of the Purple Book: Lists of Licensed Biological Products with Reference Product Exclusivity and Biosimilarity or Interchangeability Evaluations (“Purple Book”), the...more