By Kurt R. Karst – With each stroke of the pens President Obama used to sign into law the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, it seemed as though another nail was hammered into the coffin of any attempts to deny The Medicines Company (“MDCO”) a win in …
By Kurt R. Karst – Generic Pharmaceutical Association (“GPhA”) Board of Directors Chairman Paul Bisaro recently sent a letter to members announcing both the completion of the negotiating phase (see here and here) of what is intended to become the Generic Drug User Fee Act (“GDUFA”) …
By Kurt R. Karst – September 12th marked the beginning of the eighth round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (“TPP”) negotiations, which are taking place in Chicago, Illinois. The TPP is an Asia-Pacific regional trade agreement being hammered out among the United States and eight other partners. The …
By Kurt R. Karst – On September 8th, the U.S. Senate passed, by an 89-9 vote, H.R. 1249, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. Final passage of the bill, which will make significant changes to the U.S. patent system, was preceded by a contentious vote on, you …
By Kurt R. Karst – A recent Citizen Petition submitted on behalf of Abbott Laboratories (“Abbott”) calls into question FDA’s authority for granting Therapeutic Equivalence (“TE”) ratings (i.e., “A” ratings) for drug products approved pursuant to FDC Act § 505(b)(2). Specifically, Abbott’s petition requests that FDA …
By Kurt R. Karst – In what appears to be the first instance in which a court has considered the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing in the context of a preemption defense in a state tort-law failure-to-warn case, Nevada State Court Judge Jerry …
By Kurt R. Karst – On August 31, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the issuance of its final report, titled “Authorized Generic Drugs – Short-Term Effects and Long-Term Impact,” which has been in the works for years since it was requested in 2005 by …
By Kurt R. Karst – On August 29, 2011, Public Citizen announced that it submitted a citizen petition to FDA requesting that the Agency amend its regulations to permit ANDA sponsors to revise their labeling through the Changes Being Effected (“CBE”) and Prior Approval Supplement (“PAS”) …
By Kurt R. Karst – Recently we reported on the “other battle” going on concerning patents listed in the Orange Book for The Medicines Company’s (“MDCO’s”) ANGIOMAX (bivalirudin) Injection. With patent reform reportedly high on President Obama’s agenda, and with the fast approaching September 6th return of …
By Kurt R. Karst – With all of the hullabaloo that has been going on in court and on Capitol Hill in the continuing battle over a Patent Term Extension (“PTE”) for U.S. Patent No. 5,196,404 (“the ‘404 Patent”) covering The Medicines Company’s (“MDCO’s”) ANGIOMAX (bivalirudin) …
By Kurt R. Karst – FDA’s recent approval of ANDA No. 090358 for an AB-rated generic version of IMITREX STATdose (sumatriptan succinate) Injection, approved under NDA No. 020080, puts some meat on the bones of the Agency’s July 2009 consolidated response to two citizen petitions (here …
By Kurt R. Karst – The latest battleground over the period of exclusivity that should apply to biological products is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (“TPP”) trade agreement. As you might recall, earlier this year there was quite a hubbub over whether the 12-year reference product exclusivity period provided …
The American Conference Institute will be holding its 12th annual “Maximizing Pharmaceutical Patent Life Cycles” conference in New York City from October 3-5, 2011. A copy of the conference program is available here. Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.’s Kurt R. Karst will be presenting at …
By Kurt R. Karst – Late last week, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (“PTO’s”) Motion for Summary Judgment in a challenge mounted by the Genetics & IVF Institute (“GIVF”) to the PTO’s August 2010 …
By Kurt R. Karst – FDA has been asked for a fourth time to provide an advisory opinion on compliance with the Hatch-Waxman Orange Book patent listing requirements for a patent that claims a drug delivery device integral to the administration of the active ingredient, but …
