Around the same time the Federal Circuit decided that a prospective ANDA customer lacked declaratory judgment standing in AIDS Healthcare, reported on here, it held that a prospective ANDA filer has standing to appeal a PTAB decision. In Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Paragon Bioteck, Inc., No. 2017-1487 (Fed. Cir. May 2, 2018), a sharply-divided panel found…
The Federal Circuit recently held that a healthcare provider did not have standing to bring a declaratory judgment action where its only interest was as a purchaser of potential generic versions of the patented drug. AIDS Healthcare Foundation v. Gilead Sciences, Inc., No. 2016-2475 (Fed. Cir. May 11, 2018). The court held that absent direct…
U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch, co-author of the Hatch-Waxman Act, recently proposed an amendment to the Act that would prevent generic drug companies from using any AIA post-grant procedure (IPR or PGR) on an Orange Book patent identified in their PIV certifications. The proposed amendment would require that the patent certification required under 21 USC §…