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Litigation related to drug patents, whether it be direct patent challenges, contract disputes, or other cases, can provide direct intelligence (through disclosures of competitive intelligence) or indirect intelligence through exposure…
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Pharmacists, as the interface between the general public and prescription drug manufacturers, can sometimes feel as if they’re treading a fine line between fulfilling their obligations to pharmaceutical companies and…
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Drugs can have many patents and regulatory protections Drugs can be covered by myriad patents and regulatory protections. Even Aspirin, which was first invented in 1853, has new patents. For…
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Although many areas of contention exist in trade relations between the United States and China, ties are strengthening between the two countries, particularly in the areas of science and technology.…
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Officially known as Approved Drug Products With Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations, the FDA Orange Book contains a list of drugs considered by the FDA as both effective and safe. It does…
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While the Patent Trial and Appeal Board invalidates Orange Book-listed patents less than 20 percent of the time, it accepts 66 percent of petitions from generic drugmakers and takes no…
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