By Kurt R. Karst – Last week in a post-Christmas decision, Judge John D. Bates of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted both FDA’s and Intervenor-Defendant Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited’s (“Ranbaxy’s”) Motions for Summary Judgment and denied Mylan Laboratories Limited’s and Mylan …
Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. Director David B. Clissold will be speaking at an upcoming Management Forum conference on myriad topics, including orphan drug exclusivity, FDA regulatory strategies, and advanced therapy products. The conference, titled “EU and US Regulatory Issues for IP Professionals,” will take …
By Kurt R. Karst – The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (“PhRMA”), the Biotechnology Industry Organization (“BIO”), and the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (“GPhA”) share some common ground. All three of the trade groups oppose a Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance (see here and here [Item …
By Alexander Varond – On December 14, FDA released a draft guidance document entitled “Enrichment Strategies for Clinical Trials to Support Approval of Human Drugs and Biological Products” (“Enrichment Guidance”). The thirty-nine-page document was more than six years in the making and aims to provide …
By Kurt R. Karst – Excitement over the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to hear Federal Trade Commission v. Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Docket No. 12-416), a drug patent settlement agreement (a.k.a. “reverse payment” or “pay-for-delay agreement”) case involving ANDROGEL (testosterone gel) (see our previous post …
By Etan Yeshua – Manufacturers of foods, drugs and cosmetics might possibly be able to label their products as “Carcinogen-Free” with federal approval. In November, Rep. Theodore Deutch (D-FL) and Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) introduced the "Carcinogen-Free Label Act of 2012" (H.R. 6601), which would …
As we promised in an earlier post, we provide here a deeper analysis of the Second Circuit’s holding in United States v. Caronia and the context in which it should be viewed by industry. Since the 2004 Warner-Lambert settlement, the federal government has investigated hundreds …
By Karla L. Palmer – On December 5, 2012, Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) (the ranking member of the House committee responsible for FDA appropriations) and Nita Lowey (D-NY) (also on the House Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Health and Human Services Subcommittee) introduced …
By Kurt R. Karst – Things are heating up in litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey initiated by Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Actelion Clinical Research, Inc. (collectively “Actelion”) in September 2012, which, according to Actelion, “concerns the fundamental right …
On December 3, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (which is based in New York City) issued a long-awaited ruling in United States v. Caronia, a case involving off-label promotion. In a 2-1 82-page decision that involves a vigorous dissent, …
By Kurt R. Karst – Last Friday afternoon, Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Endo”) filed a Complaint and a Motion for Preliminary Injunction in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking declaratory and injunctive relief concerning the company’s non-crush-resistant formulation of Opana® ER approved …
By Kurt R. Karst – The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (“ASBM”), a self-described “organization composed of diverse healthcare groups and individuals from patients to physicians, innovative medical biotechnology companies, and others who are working together to ensure patient safety is at the forefront of …
By Kurt R. Karst – In a recent Complaint for Declaratory Judgment filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Eastern Division), Apotex Inc. (“Apotex”) is attempting to trigger 180-day exclusivity for generic versions of the hypertension drug BENICAR (olmesartan medoxomil) Tablets, …
By Kurt R. Karst – A Complaint filed earlier this year by Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Mylan”) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania alleging that Warner Chilcott and Mayne violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act by engaged in …
By Jess Ritsick & Bill Koustas – The Healthcare Distribution Management Association (“HDMA”) held its annual Track and Trace Technology Seminar on November 12 – 14, 2012, designed to address drug pedigree and track and trace requirements being developed in the United States and to …
