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The Fifth Circuit Addresses Pay-for-Delay Agreements: Money for Nothing (and Patent Settlements for Free?)

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Koblitz — So-called “Pay-for-Delay” settlements, also called Reverse Payment, settlements—in which an innovator sponsor pays a generic sponsor to settle ongoing patent infringement litigation in exchange for a delay in generic market entry—have been fodder for antitrust concerns for decades (see, for example, our coverage from 2013 ).

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The Fifth Circuit Addresses Pay-for-Delay Agreements: Money for Nothing (and Patent Settlements for Free?)

FDA Law Blog

So-called “Pay-for-Delay” settlements, also called Reverse Payment, settlements—in which an innovator sponsor pays a generic sponsor to settle ongoing patent infringement litigation in exchange for a delay in generic market entry—have been fodder for antitrust concerns for decades (see, for example, our coverage from 2013 ).

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