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    • Ding Dong is the Skinny Label (Effectively) Dead?September 7th, 2021

      Innovators rejoice while generic sponsors mourn: In the wake of the latest in GSK v. Teva decision, the skinny label may be dead. The “skinny label,” also known as a “carve-out” or a “section viii statement,” is a widely-used statutory provision adopted in the Hatch Waxman …

    • It’s PANDA-monium at FDAAugust 17th, 2021

      Meet the newest category of drug applications: the PANDA.  A PANDA, or the Pre-Hatch-Waxman Abbreviated New Drug Application, refers to abbreviated drug applications submitted and approved under sections 505(b) and 505(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) prior to the enactment of …

    • ACI’s 37th Annual FDA Boot Camp (Virtual Conference)July 26th, 2021

      The American Conference Institute’s (“ACI’s”) popular “FDA Boot Camp” – now in its 37th iteration – is scheduled to take place from September 29-30, 2021 (Eastern Standard Time). The conference is billed as the premier event to provide folks with a roadmap to navigate the …

    • HP&M Attorneys Discuss 2020’s Top Cases in FDLI PublicationJune 7th, 2021

      Every year, the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) publishes a compendium of the Top Food and Drug Cases from the previous year, as well as Cases to Watch, in conjunction with its popular Annual Conference.  This year was no different.  Recently, FDLI published on …

    • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: New Legislation Would Reform the ANDA Suitability Petition Process and Require Timely Assignment of 505(b)(2) NDA Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluation Codes (“the Good”)April 30th, 2021

      Over the past few days there’s been an avalanche of FDA-related legislation introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.  Some of the bills introduced are related to a House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee hearing, titled “Addressing Anticompetitive Conduct and Consolidation in …

    • The Fifth Circuit Addresses Pay-for-Delay Agreements: Money for Nothing (and Patent Settlements for Free?)April 26th, 2021

      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).  …

    • HP&M’s Sara Koblitz to Present on Integrating FDA Regulatory Law into an IP Law PracticeApril 13th, 2021

      Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. is pleased to announce that Sara W. Koblitz will be discussing the fundamentals of FDA law as it relates to Intellectual Property law in a remote program hosted by the DC Bar.  The program, titled “FDA Law for IP Lawyers: Tips …

    • Bills, Bills, Bills: Congress Advances Bills to Address Drug CompetitionApril 2nd, 2021

      There’s no question that drug pricing is one of the most important issues in health care right now, and while such pricing considerations are outside FDA’s statutory mandate, it has not stopped FDA from trying to address pricing issues through enhancing drug competition (see, for …

    • When Is Skinny Not Skinny Enough?March 17th, 2021

      Perhaps when you’re carving out a patented method of use?  Well, at least that’s what GSK is arguing.  As the now-infamous GSK v. Teva case makes its way through the Federal Circuit once again to address what many have called the death-knell to skinny-labeling (also …

    • ACI’s 36th FDA Boot Camp (Virtual Conference)February 9th, 2021

      The American Conference Institute’s (“ACI’s”) popular “FDA Boot Camp” – now in its 36th iteration – is scheduled to take place from March 24-25, 2021 (Eastern Time).  The conference is billed as the premier event to provide folks with a roadmap to navigate the difficult …

    • Orange Book Modernization Act: Congress Largely Codifies FDA’s Existing Orange Book Practices, But Also Brings PTAB Decisions Into the FoldJanuary 14th, 2021

      Those of you keeping up with the Orange Book know that FDA has been considering changes to patent listing requirements, many of which industry has been requesting for decades.  Now, Congress is trying to facilitate effective administration of the Orange Book.  On January 5, 2021, …

    • Federal Circuit Limits Venue in Hatch Waxman Patent LitigationDecember 9th, 2020

      The FDA Law Blog may appear to have become a little patent-heavy over the last few months, but you can thank the Federal Circuit for that.  It just can’t stop changing the landscape for Hatch-Waxman litigation.  In October, the Federal Circuit, for all intents and …

    • FDA Law Alert – December 2020December 4th, 2020

      To close out 2020, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. is pleased to present the latest issue of our quarterly newsletter highlighting key postings from our nationally acclaimed FDA Law Blog.  Please subscribe to the FDA Law Blog to receive contemporaneous posts on regulatory and enforcement …

    • Makin’ Copies: FDA Revises RLD and RS GuidanceNovember 2nd, 2020

      Identification of and comparison to a Reference Listed Drug (“RLD”) and Reference Standards (“RS”) are the lynchpin of generic drug development and approval.  It’s therefore no surprise that, upon significantly updating the Orange Book in January 2017, FDA dedicated an entire guidance to fundamental definitions …

    • Did the Federal Circuit Just Kill ANDA “Skinny Labeling”? – GSK v. TevaOctober 14th, 2020

      2020 was supposed to be a year remembered for the 40th anniversary of the publication of the Orange Book—a celebration of one aspect of the Hatch-Waxman Amendments—but it could turn out that 2020 is remembered as the year in which the Hatch-Waxman Amendments took a …