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Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Third Circuit holds patent infringement fees do not facilitate ANDA approval

In an opinion released July 27, 2023, the Third Circuit affirmed a 2021 Tax Court decision upholding a pharmaceutical company’s immediate deduction of patent defense litigation costs in suits brought under the Hatch-Waxman...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Tough Medicine, Part 2: Litigation lessons from Medtronic

​​​​​​​The Tax Court issued its second opinion in Medtronic following a remand by the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Medtronic, Inc. v. Comm’r, 900 F.3d 610 (8th Cir. 2018)) of its earlier decision. In that...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Tax Court Allows Partial Deduction, Requires Partial Capitalization of Generic Drug Approval Legal Expenses

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The US Tax Court determined that a pharmaceutical manufacturer’s legal expenses incurred to defend against a patent infringement suit were eligible for an immediate deduction as ordinary and necessary business expenses, while...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Tax Court Offers a Mixed Bag in the Mylan Case

In Mylan, Inc. & Subsidiaries v. Commissioner, 156 T.C. No. 10 (April 27, 2021), the Tax Court held that legal expenses incurred by a manufacturer of generic pharmaceutical drugs for the preparation, assembly and transmittal...more

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