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Reverse Payment Settlements
45 published works
Antitrust Law Blog
FTC and California AG Join in Challenging Reverse Payment Settlements in the Pharmaceutical Industry
On January 29, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"), in conjunction with California's Attorney General, launched its latest challenge to reverse payment settlements in the pharmaceutical industry, Fed. Trade Comm'n…
Intellectual Property Law Blog
Supreme Court Invites Guidance From Solicitor General Regarding Whether to Review ‘Reverse Payments’ For Settling of Patent Litigation
This week the United States Supreme Court invited the United States Solicitor General's Office to file a brief expressing the views of the United States regarding a case testing whether…
Antitrust Law Blog
DOJ & FTC Split on Reverse Payment Patent Settlements; Supreme Court Punts
As summarized in the April, 2005 edition of the Antitrust Law Blog, in Schering-Plough Corp. v. FTC, 402 F.3d 1056 (11th Cir. 2005), the Eleventh Circuit held that a reverse…
Antitrust Law Blog
Reverse Payment Patent Settlements; the Second Circuit Speaks Out
The Second Circuit recently weighed in with its view of the legality of reverse payment settlements in Hatch Waxman patent litigation. In re Tamoxifen Citrate Antitrust Litigation, 2005 U.S. App.…
Antitrust Law Blog
“Reverse” Payments To Settle Hatch-Waxman Infringement Litigation Are <i>Per Se</i> Illegal
In In re Terazosin Hydrochloride Antitrust Litig., 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 108 (S.D. Fla. January 5, 2005), the Southern District of Florida held, on remand from the Eleventh Circuit, that…