US Patent Office Plan To Expand Settlement Disclosure Requirements Welcomed By FTC

US Federal Trade Commission says the policy would enhance its ability to detect reverse payment settlements between pharmaceutical companies that raise antitrust concerns.

Efforts are Ongoing To Improve PTAB Processes. • Source: Shutterstock

The US Federal Trade Commission praised a proposal to close a patent settlement disclosure loophole from the Patent and Trademark Office, arguing it will ensure more of the agreements are reported.

More from Patents

Supreme Court May Be Next After Federal Circuit Refuses To Rehear Teva Inhaler Patents Case

 

Teva was forced to delist its ProAir HFA inhaler patents from the FDA’s Orange Book by mid-March after the Federal Circuit denied its petition for en banc rehearing. Will the Supreme Court listen?

Makary Signals Some Interest In US FDA Staff Cuts, Fighting Patent Thickets

 

The FDA Commissioner nominee also commented on trial diversity, the role of public comment and expedited biosimilar reviews during his Senate confirmation hearing.

IGBA Picks Apart Innovator Patent ‘Gaming Systems’

 

The International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association has introduced its first global intellectual property and competition report, addressing the urgent need to reform current regulations. But, in a bid to increase access to medicines across the world, did it stop short at just IP and patents?

PhRMA Kicks Off Year Attacking China, Wrapping Agenda In American Flag

 

US pharma leadership is painting its mission, particularly its goal to end Medicare price controls, as patriotic and essential to America’s global dominance over China, a move that seems designed to align with President Trump’s priorities.

More from Legal & IP

Makary US FDA Nomination Advances, Last Minute Hiccup May Offer Clues On Mifepristone

 

President Trump’s CDC director nominee was pulled after vaccine positions appeared too extreme for some Republicans, but the nominations to lead the FDA and NIH advanced to the Senate floor despite last-minute drama.

US FDA May Lose Some Autonomy Under Health Department’s General Counsel Reorg

 

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is moving FDA Chief Counsel Robert Foster to a new senior position as Chief Counsel for Food, Research, and Drugs at HHS. Hilary Perkins will become FDA chief counsel.

GLP-1 Compounding: Court Backs US FDA Approach To Managing Drug Shortage List

 
• By 

A lengthy notice-and-comment rulemaking process is not congruent with the congressional mandate to keep an up-to-date list of drugs in short supply, US judge said, denying compounders' request to stay removal of the GLP-1 tirzepatide from the shortage list.