Posts Tagged: Drug
District Court Upholds Orexo Patent for Opioid Dependency Treatment Over Actavis’ Generic
On January 10, the U.S. District of Delaware held that Actavis’ generic version of Orexo’s opioid dependency treatment infringed an Orexo patent. The patent-at-issue in this …
China extends drug patent exclusivity to 25 years
Among members of the news media, patents have been a popular whipping boy when contemplating why Americans pay higher drug prices relative to the rest of the …
Drug Patents and the High Cost of Healthcare: Case of Over-Advocacy for Under-Patentability
The price-tag for non-innovative drug patents, such as these second-wave Restasis patents, is substantial. Indeed, one cannot help but question Allergan’s true motivations for attempting to …
Drug-Patent Abuse and the High Cost of Healthcare: Case of the Double-Half Dose-Time Injection
Ever since the Supreme Court decided KSR v. Teleflex, it has been appropriate to reject a patent claim because it was obvious to try. If twice the …
Some Observations on Drug Patents – A Response to Arie Michelsohn
Nothing in my own experience leads me to believe that the PTO applies a lower anticipation or obviousness standard to pharmaceuticals, and I expect this would be …
To Make Healthcare More Affordable, Fight Drug Patent Abuse with a Fury
If a drug company plants a more than 100-patent thicket to protect market exclusivity, then it had better be able to justify why it should deserve the …
A Fleeting Glimpse of Reason in the Drug Development Debate
Despite the difficulties, the private sector is far and away the best bet for developing the desperately needed medicines of the future. Government is a critical partner …
Embrace IP That Works: Importance of Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) in the European Union
The European Union suffers from an investment deficit relative to other industrialized nations. A recent report by the European Commission emphasizes this impact, “the EU needs to …
Celgene’s New Revlimid® Lawsuits Shows Shifting Tactics From Earlier Natco Case
Celgene faces a new gang of generics moving in on its blockbuster Revlimid®. Over the past year, a number of generics have filed ANDAs against Revlimid®, including …
Did the Federal Circuit doom Amgen’s Enbrel® monopoly?
In the case, Amgen v. Sanofi, the Court vacated an injunction Amgen obtained against a competing drug to its new PCSK9-inhibitor. The Court’s decision turned …
Novartis acquires French radiopharmaceutical firm for oncology drug after losing patent protection for Gleevec
Novartis has agreed to acquire French radiopharmaceutical firm Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) in a deal which values AAA at $3.9 billion USD. The deal, funded through short- and …
St. Regis Mohawks, BIO send letters to Senate Judiciary slamming the unfair playing field of IPRs at PTAB
On Thursday, October 12th, a pair of letters addressed to the bipartisan leadership of the Senate Judiciary Committee were delivered in an attempt to inform Senators on …
Patent settlement between AbbVie and Amgen delays Humira generic until 2023
On Thursday, September 28th, a judge in the District of Delaware entered an order stipulating dismissal in a patent infringement case brought by North Chicago-based pharmaceutical firm …
Report shows drug patents fare better in IPR proceedings at PTAB
While the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has not been friendly to patent owners, to put it mildly, the PTAB has not been inhospitable to pharma …
Restricting Patents on New Combinations and Uses of Medicines Makes No Sense
IP-skeptics charge that these inventions are little more than a way for pharmaceutical companies to cynically prolong patent life and maximize profits, without providing any meaningful innovation. …
