Rule-Of-Reason Analysis Of Pay-For-Delay Settlements

Law360, New York (August 8, 2012, 1:29 PM EDT) -- In the last two decades, the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice have relentlessly sought leeway in federal court to evaluate pay-for-delay settlements of patent infringement suits governed by the Hatch-Waxman Act ("HWA") as potential violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act.[1] Generally, the courts have not been receptive to these antitrust incursions to limit the scope of pharmaceutical patents. The recent appellate decision in K-Dur is a marked exception.[2]...

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