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March 26, 2025
Women Make Up 13% Of Attys In Front Of The PTAB
Women account for 13% of attorneys appearing in front of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in post-grant proceedings going back to the board's founding in 2012 despite comprising up to 30% of all patent attorneys, according to a report from the PTAB Bar Association.
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March 26, 2025
Walgreens, Kroger Claim Takeda Cut Illegal TWi Generics Deal
Walgreens, Kroger, Albertsons and H-E-B hit Takeda and TWi Pharmaceuticals with an antitrust suit in California federal court Tuesday, accusing the pharmaceutical companies of conspiring to delay the release of the generic version of Takeda's heartburn medication Dexilant, causing the retailers to pay more for the brand-name drug.
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March 26, 2025
Del. Justices Back Axing Suit Over $3B AstraZeneca Viela Sale
The Delaware Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld without elaboration the dismissal of a Court of Chancery lawsuit accusing AstraZeneca PLC of lining up a conflicted, underpriced $3 billion sale of clinical stage biopharmaceutical venture Viela Bio Inc.
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March 26, 2025
AGs Seek 1st OK For $39M Apotex Deal In Price-Fixing Case
A coalition of 50 state attorneys general on Wednesday asked a Connecticut federal judge to accept a $39.1 million deal settling claims that pharmaceutical company Apotex Corp. schemed with others to fix generic-drug prices, with 70% earmarked for a restitution fund and 30% for consumer notices and attorney fees.
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March 26, 2025
False COVID Cure Claims No Longer Feds' 'Current Priority'
The Trump administration has abandoned another case targeting allegedly false claims that an over-the-counter product could treat, or even cure, COVID-19 by dropping its case against a one-man herbal tea operation.
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March 26, 2025
Fla. Appeals Court Upholds Fees For Medical Pot Businesses
Florida's intermediate appellate court on Wednesday affirmed that the state's Department of Health acted within its authority when it enacted rules requiring medical marijuana dispensaries to pay more than a million dollars in license renewal fees every other year.
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March 26, 2025
Need For Individual Analyses Sinks Class Bid In Vax Bias Suit
A group of former workers claiming they were unlawfully denied medical and religious exemptions from a Pittsburgh public transportation system's COVID-19 vaccination policy cannot proceed as a class, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled, saying the case involved too many individual issues.
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March 25, 2025
Ex-Masimo CEO Slams Bid To DQ His Hueston Hennigan Attys
Joe E. Kiani, founder and ex-CEO of Masimo Corp., has urged the Delaware Chancery Court to reject the medical technology company's bid to disqualify his attorneys from Hueston Hennigan LLP in its lawsuit over Kiani's quest for a $450 million payout, saying the request is being "weaponized for tactical gain."
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March 25, 2025
Medical Image Co. Gets Fed. Circ. To Back Ax Of Rival's IP
A Federal Circuit ruling Tuesday affirmed administrative patent board holdings that wiped out claims in patents that cover a 3D photography system used in medical imaging and clinical trials.
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March 25, 2025
Drug Co. Wants Fed. Circ. To Undo Pfizer COVID Patent Win
A Boston drug developer that lost its infringement case against Pfizer over the New York company's blockbuster Paxlovid COVID-19 treatment has told the Federal Circuit that a contentious issue regarding a typo in a patent document should have gone to a jury.
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March 25, 2025
Pension Seeks To Opt Class Out Of Cutera Ch. 11 Releases
A pension fund heading up a class action against skin care technology group Cutera has urged a Texas bankruptcy court to find the shareholder has authority to opt all class members out of the company's Chapter 11 plan.
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March 25, 2025
McCarter & English's $3.77M Fee Win Headed For Appeal
A former McCarter & English LLP client will appeal a $3.77 million Connecticut federal court judgment for failing to pay its legal bills following a Kentucky trade secrets case loss, federal court papers indicate.
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March 25, 2025
Merck Betting Up To $2B On China-Developed Cardio Drug
Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. Inc., advised by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Covington & Burling LLP, said on Tuesday it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Cooley LLP-led pharmaceutical company Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. under which Merck will pay up to nearly $2 billion to the Chinese pharmaceutical business.
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March 25, 2025
Meitar-Led Navina Wraps $55M Series C Funding Round
Artificial intelligence-powered clinical intelligence company Navina, advised by Meitar, announced on Tuesday that it clinched a $55 million Series C funding round, bringing its total amount raised to $100 million.
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March 25, 2025
4th Circ. Won't Rehear Drug Price-Fixing Class Action
The Fourth Circuit said Tuesday it will not hold a full court rehearing of its panel decision to back the dismissal of a proposed class action accusing drugmakers of conspiring and inflating the price of a medication for Huntington's disease, a suit the panel called "shaky at best."
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March 24, 2025
Trump Picks Acting CDC Head After Weldon Nomination Fails
President Donald Trump on Monday nominated acting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention head Susan Monarez to take over as the agency's director, a move that comes after Trump pulled his nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon for the position when it became clear Weldon lacked needed support.
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March 24, 2025
Amgen Wants $50M Leukemia Drug Patent Verdict Thrown Out
Amgen has urged a Delaware federal court to grant it a new trial after a federal jury last year found that it owed Germany's Lindis Biotech $50.3 million in damages for encouraging healthcare providers to infringe immunotherapy patents by administering a leukemia treatment.
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March 24, 2025
Kenvue, J&J Must Face Investor Suit Over FDA Concerns
Consumer health products business Kenvue Inc. and former parent company Johnson & Johnson cannot escape a consolidated lawsuit accusing the companies of failing to warn investors about the potential ineffectiveness of leading products like Tylenol and Sudafed ahead of Kenvue's initial public offering, a New Jersey federal judge ruled on Monday.
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March 24, 2025
Justices Urged To Weigh In On Skinny Label Dispute
A generic-drug industry organization and a group of scholars are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to scrutinize a Federal Circuit decision they say undermines the process for getting generic drugs to market under so-called skinny labels.
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March 24, 2025
Period App Users Get $3.5M In Privacy Deal With Analytics Co.
A defunct mobile analytics company caught up in a proposed class action alleging a menstruation tracking app impermissibly shared health information with Google and others has agreed to a $3.5 million settlement with app users, given its "limited pool of funds," app users informed a California federal court on Friday.
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March 24, 2025
United Healthcare Escapes Some Of Diagnostic Co.'s Claims
A Texas federal judge has wiped away a good portion of a cancer diagnostics company's suit against United Healthcare Services Inc., but left intact the company's claim that United breached an implied contract when it started to take back money it had already paid out.
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March 24, 2025
Investors Blame Electrotherapy Co.'s Practices For Stock Drop
Electrotherapy device maker Zynex Inc. faces a proposed investor class action claiming it harmed shareholders after it was booted from at least one insurer network for U.S. military members, allegedly due to oversupplying its customers.
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March 24, 2025
Seattle Biotech Duped Investors On Drug Progress, Suit Says
Seattle's Sana Biotechnology Inc. is the target of a proposed class action filed on Monday by a shareholder who alleges the company misled investors about its ability to develop genetic therapy treatments for oncology and central nervous system disorders.
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March 24, 2025
Apple, Sony, Others Facing ITC Probes Over Imports
The U.S. International Trade Commission has said it is launching a series of investigations into whether imports of products such as video game consoles, nose cleaning devices and semiconductors have infringed various U.S. patents.
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March 24, 2025
Fla. Judge OKs $19.3M In Spinal Products Noncompete Suit
A Florida federal judge approved a $19.3 million judgment against the owner of a distributor and his affiliated companies, finding that he owes damages for breaching an exclusive sales agreement with a spinal products manufacturer in a case with a "tortured history" that lasted for more than six years.
Expert Analysis
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Key Takeaways From FDA's Latest Social Media Warnings
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's latest untitled letter concerning a drug company's social media promotion provides lessons for how companies should navigate risk presentation, FDA labeling requirements and superiority claims, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.
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Expect More State Scrutiny Of PE In Healthcare M&A
While a California bill that called for increased antitrust scrutiny of many healthcare private equity transactions was recently vetoed by the governor, state legislatures are likely to continue introducing similar laws, particularly if the Trump administration eases federal enforcement, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Declaring Unexpected Results: Pitfalls For Rule 132 At PTAB
Rule 132 declarations are frequently used in life sciences patent prosecution for rebutting obviousness rejections by establishing that an applicant's invention produces unexpected results, and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's Eidschun ruling highlights when this important tool may be ineffective, say attorneys at Morrison Foerster.
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IP Ruling Likely To Limit Arguments Against Qualified Experts
The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Osseo v. Planmeca, clarifying when experts may offer testimony from the perspective of a skilled artisan, provides helpful guidance on expert qualifications and could quash future timing arguments regarding declarants' expertise, says Whitney Jenkins at Marshall Gerstein.
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How Boards And Officers Should Prep For New Trump Admin
In anticipation of President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs and mass deportation campaign, company officers and board members should pursue proactive, comprehensive contingency planning to not only advance the best interests of the companies they serve, but to also properly exercise their fiduciary duty of care, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.
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Dissecting The Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Debate
The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Allergan v. MSN highlights the ongoing evolution of the obviousness-type double patenting doctrine, revealing increasing tension between expiration-based interpretations and procedural flexibility, says Jeremy Lowe at Leydig Voit.
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Service Providers Must Mitigate 'Secondary Target' Risks
A lawsuit recently filed in an Illinois federal court against marketing agency Publicis over its work for opioid manufacturers highlights an uptick in litigation against professional service providers hired by clients that engaged in alleged misconduct — so potential targets of such suits should be sure to conduct proper risk analysis and mitigation, say attorneys at Dechert.
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Health Policy Predictions For Trump's Second Administration
As President-elect Donald Trump's nominations for health policy and enforcement heads work their way through the confirmation process, healthcare organizations can look at nominee backgrounds, campaign statements and actions from Trump's previous presidency to predict incoming priorities, say attorneys at McDermott.
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Flying Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Achieving my childhood dream of flying airplanes made me a better lawyer — and a better person — because it taught me I can conquer difficult goals when I leave my comfort zone, focus on the demands of the moment and commit to honing my skills, says Ivy Cadle at Baker Donelson.
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9th Circ.'s High Bar May Limit Keyword Confusion TM Claims
A recent Ninth Circuit ruling that a law firm did not infringe upon a competitor’s trademarks by paying Google to promote its website when users searched for the rival’s name signals that plaintiffs likely can no longer win infringement suits by claiming competitive keyword advertising confuses internet-savvy consumers, say attorneys at Mitchell Silberberg.
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Trump Patent Policy May Be Headed In Unexpected Direction
While commentators have assumed that the patent policy of President-elect Donald Trump's second administration will largely mirror the pro-patent policy of his first, these predictions fail to take into account the likely oversized influence of Elon Musk, says Jorge Contreras at the University of Utah.
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What Trump's Next Term May Mean For Biz Immigration
Leonard D'Arrigo at Harris Beach discusses the employment-based immigration policies businesses can potentially expect during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, based on policies enacted during his first administration, statements made during his campaign and proposals in Project 2025.
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Racing Patents To The Fed. Circ.: Collateral Estoppel Lessons
As more and more parties find themselves in two different forums addressing the same issues and then competing in a race to the Federal Circuit, certain strategies can help despite unanswered questions on when Patent Trial and Appeal Board determinations trigger collateral estoppel, say attorneys at Akin.
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Circus Arts Make Me A Better Lawyer
Performing circus arts has strengthened my ability to be more thoughtful, confident and grounded, all of which has enhanced my legal practice and allowed me to serve clients in a more meaningful way, says Bailey McGowan at Stinson.
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3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less
Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.