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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

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

The closest FDA has come is in a 2003 preamble noting that patents that claim finished dosage forms—which can include “metered aerosols, capsules, metered sprays, gels, and pre-filled drug delivery systems”—should be listed in the Orange Book, suggesting that a patent that claims both the drug substance and the delivery device should be listed.

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Surely You Must be Kidding, PTO?!? “No, and Don’t Call Me Shirley!” – The Seemingly Slapstick (But Yet Unfunny) World of Recent Patent Term Extension Decisions (PART 1)

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156, a patent may be extended only once (even if it would be eligible for extension on more than one occasion because it applies to several FDA-approved products), and only one patent may be extended for each regulatory review period. 2003) , and Biogen lnt’l v. Another case of same-day (and same-time) FDA approvals!

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Drugs Companies Clap Back at Congress…Then Get Sued

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Both Congress and FTC seem to have spun this tale that the named drug companies have been intentionally abusing the Orange Book patent listing requirements by including device patents in the Orange Book, but it’s really important to note that until FTC took the unusual step of requesting delisting in Fall 2023, FDA not only had provided no guidance (..)

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Article FDA Thank You FDA unveils long-awaited Patient Medication Information proposed rule

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Curiously, there is no direction for the patient to seek out the full FDA-approved labeling. Information included in the PMI : FDA intends that the PMI would “highlight the most important information that patients need to know to help them use their prescription drug products safely and effectively.”

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

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

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).

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Marijuana: Top Ten Reasons for Descheduling, Rescheduling or Not

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Not surprisingly, then-presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson, DEA Administrator from 2001 to 2003, did not sign the letter. The earliest tenured is John Bartels, who served as Administrator from 1973 to 1975.