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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Expanded FTC Premerger Notification Rules Specific to the Pharmaceutical Industry are Upheld by the D.C. Circuit

The D.C. Circuit recently affirmed a lower court’s decision upholding regulations adopted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requiring a Hart Scott Rodino (HSR) Act premerger notification filing for transfers of patent...more

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Federal Appeals Court Upholds FTC HSR Rule on Pharma Patent Licenses

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Background – the HSR Act: Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the HSR Act), acquisitions of voting securities, assets and other commercial interests which exceed certain monetary thresholds...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

D.C. Circuit Affirms: FTC Can Change HSR Rules Targeted at Pharmaceutical Patents

In a confluence of IP and antitrust law, a three judge panel for the D.C. Circuit recently affirmed a lower court decision upholding the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) 2013 modification of regulations under the Hart Scott...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

District Court Upholds FTC Hart-Scott-Rodino Rules for Pharmaceutical Patent Transfers

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A federal court has upheld the validity of the FTC’s recent rules for reporting certain transfers of exclusive patent rights in the pharmaceutical industry under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements (“HSR”) Act. We...more

McDermott Will & Emery

FTC’s Reporting Rule for Pharmaceutical Patent Transfers Upheld

On May 30, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a dispute with the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) regarding the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

District Court Upholds HSR Rulemaking on Pharmaceutical Patent Licensing Transactions

The transfer of certain patent rights in the pharmaceutical industry will remain subject to the premerger notification rules under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act) after a federal judge rejected a challenge brought by the...more

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