March 13, 2025
The Federal Circuit isn't buying that a reissued patent was actually "issued" at the time it was originally awarded, dashing generic-drug makers' hopes of breaking pharmaceutical giant Merck's hold on a blockbuster drug that counteracts the effects of anesthesia.
February 04, 2025
The Federal Circuit is set to decide when a reissued patent actually expires after fielding arguments Tuesday morning from Merck and the generic-drug makers who are trying to break the pharmaceutical giant's hold on a blockbuster drug that counteracts the effects of anesthesia.
October 25, 2023
Generic drugmakers trying to break Merck's hold on a blockbuster anesthesia-reversing drug are telling the Federal Circuit that a New Jersey federal judge's idea of when a reissued patent is actually issued or expires is a "legal fiction" that goes against "basic precepts of English."