Husch Blackwell leads the charge in first inter partes review wins against pharmaceutical-related patents

Expert article by Joseph E. Cwik and Josh Nosal on July 2, 2014. Originally published on Healthcare Law Insights, reposted with the permission of Joseph E. Cwik. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued its first final written decisions June 20, 2014, in four inter partes reviews (IPR) of pharmaceutical-related patents. The four decisions…

Pharmaceutical Product Switching: Antitrust Pitfalls

Expert Guest Entry by Paul Ragusa, Originally published on Law 360 The terms “product switching,” “product hopping” and “line extension” are often used to describe the strategy of protecting market share by reformulating or otherwise modifying an existing branded pharmaceutical product in a manner which requires approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Under this…

Weekly Industry News – Pharma & Healthcare

Pharma & Healthcare – the latest on  Takeda Pharmaceutical  improper drug ads, FDA spying and more. FDA spying may have broken whistleblower laws, congressional probe finds by Arlene Weintraub Published on FiercePharma Two years after press reports revealed that the FDA was extensively monitoring communications by some of its employees, a congressional committee has wrapped up its investigation.…