The agency has stepped up its campaign against drugmakers' improper listing of patents in the FDA's Orange Book, which it ...
What Happened: The FTC is disputing “junk patent listings” for diabetes, weight loss, asthma and COPD drugs. This initiative represents the latest endeavor against what the agency perceives as ...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is not done with its crackdown on what it views as improper listing of patents with the FDA. After an initial round of challenges launched in November ...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission expanded its campaign against pharmaceutical companies for filing what it calls “junk” patent listings pertaining to 20 different brand-name treatments for ...
The FTC recently announced that it has sent another round of letters disputing additional patent listings in the FDA’s Orange Book. With this latest action, the FTC has now challenged hundreds ...
In an attempt to curb inaccurate patent listings in the Food and Drug Administration’s “Orange Book,” a list of drugs the FDA has deemed safe and effective, the Federal Trade Commission has ...
The Federal Trade Commission said it is challenging hundreds of alleged "junk" patents held by pharmaceutical companies for 20 brand-name drugs, including Novo Nordisk's blockbuster diabetes drugs ...
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has expanded its campaign against so-called ‘junk’ patents intended to extend market exclusivity and block generic rivals. The financial regulator has ...
“The FTC acts as if the agency is being perfectly clear on what it’s subjecting companies to, but there’s never been a conversation around what it means for a patent to claim a drug product.” ...
At the center of the issue is the Orange Book, an FDA publication containing patents relevant to brand-name pharmaceuticals. If a brand-name manufacturer decides to contest a challenge to an ...