FTC still waiting for a pay-for-delay ruling

Premium Article - Tuesday, 08 March 2011

No decision on reverse payments
The US Supreme Court has let an appeals court ruling stand allowing pharmaceutical companies to strike so-called ‘pay-for-delay’ deals with generic drug makers without violating antitrust law.

US states file brief with Supreme Court in Cipro case

Premium Article - Wednesday, 12 January 2011

A group of 32 state attorneys general have told the US Supreme Court that they need clarification on the legality of pay-for-delay pharmaceutical settlements - which only the high court can provide.

Second Circuit refuses to hear pay-for-delay lawsuit

Premium Article - Wednesday, 08 September 2010

The US Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit in New York has refused to reconsider whether a patent settlement between drugmaker Bayer and rival Barr Pharmaceuticals violates antitrust laws.

FTC claims Boehringer failed to answer subpoena

Premium Article - Wednesday, 28 October 2009

The US Federal Trade Commission says that German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim has refused to respond to subpoenas sent as part of an investigation of whether the company violated section 5 of the FTC Act when it paid a rival to end patent litigation.

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