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BIO IP & Diagnostics Symposium

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Warren Woessner

Warren Woessner will be moderating a panel on university-industry (from start-ups to big pharma) partnering in the area of companion diagnostics and personalized medicine at the BIO IP and Diagnostics Symposium, September 26th at the Alexandria Hilton. Since the first two … Continue reading →

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FDA’s New Biosimilars Guidance

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Warren Woessner

The following has been posted with the permission of their authors James E. Valentine and James C. Shehan of Hyman, Phelps & McNamara as part of their FDA Law Blog. *** August 09, 2014 FDA’s New Biosimilars Guidance Has Sponsors … Continue reading →

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Fed. Cir.: Antitrust Issues Can Arise From Hatch-Waxman Litigation

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Warren Woessner

In Tyco Healthcare Group v. Mutual Pharm. Co., App. no. 13-1386 (Fed. Cir. August 6, 2014), a divided panel of the court reversed a district court’s summary judgment ruling dismissing antitrust charges brought by ANDA filer Mutual against patent-holder Tyco. (A … Continue reading →

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Ignorance is Bliss – for Teva

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Warren Woessner

I did not pay much attention to the fairly recent panel decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Teva Pharma. USA, 757 F.3d 967 (Fed. Cir. 2014). It seemed like a fairly routine panel affirmance of the district court’s finding that … Continue reading →

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