Hatch-Waxman Act. : A Quarter Century Later.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical laws and legislation.

Patents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (20 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

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

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of P.L. 98-417, the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, known as the Hatch-Waxman Act, which revised patent laws as applied to pharmaceutical products to accelerate generic drug approval process. Summarizes amendments made to Hatch-Waxman by the Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003. Reviews implementation; and selected issues related to authorized generics, patent settlements, and follow-on biologics.

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. Hatch-Waxman Act

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