Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation Settlements. : Implications for Competition and Innovation.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antitrust law.

Patents.

Pharmaceutical industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (23 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Introduces and analyzes innovation policy issues concerning pharmaceutical patent litigation settlements. Reviews pharmaceutical patent litigation procedures under the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984. Explains concept of reverse payment settlements, analyzes reverse payment settlement status under certain antitrust laws, and summarizes Congressional issues and alternatives.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation Settlements

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