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To List or Not to List; That is the Question – The FTC Signals the Potential for Greater Scrutiny of Patent Information Submissions to FDA

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The six-page statement explains that “Brand drug manufacturers may be harming generic competition through the improper listing of patents in the. And FDA did not provide a substantive response to 5 Requests for Advisory Opinions seeking clarification of the issue.

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A New Report Takes an Evidence-Based Approach to Analyzing the BLOCKING Act

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As a result, fewer generic drug manufacturers are likely to make the significant investment needed to challenge patent estates on expensive brand-name drugs, even when those challenges could have been successful or resulted in favorable settlements. 2853 , or “BLOCKING Act”), the “ Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2021 ” ( S.

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FDA Approves First State Drug Importation Program Under 20-Year-Old Statute, But High Hurdles Remain

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After its enactment in 2003, successive administrations thwarted its implementation by declining to certify to Congress that importation will pose no additional risk to public health and safety and will result in a significant reduction in cost to American consumers, as the statute requires. See 21 C.F.R. 251.5; § 251.6(c).