The Federal Trade Commission is challenging hundreds of pharmaceutical patent listings in an effort to smooth the path to more affordable alternatives to brand-name drugs—including blockbusters ...
The agency has stepped up its campaign against drugmakers' improper listing of patents in the FDA's Orange Book, which it ...
The Orange Book is a critical tool for drugmakers because they can sue a generic developer who applies for approval of a product with a listed patent, blocking the entry of a copycat medicine for 30 ...
The antitrust cop says that the more than 300 patent listings stall generic competition, keeping prices high for diabetes drugs, inhalers and more. The Federal Trade Commission is challenging ...
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 move targets over 300 listings for 20 branded products from companies such as AstraZeneca, Novo Nordisk, and GSK that the agency said inhibits the generic drug market. The Federal Trade Commission ...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday sent warning letters to 10 pharmaceutical companies, challenging patents for several drugs including Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster diabetes treatment Ozempic ...