In our previous articles, we reported that the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision on December 20, 2024 ordering Teva Pharmaceuticals (“Teva”) to delist certain patents related to Teva’s ProAir® HFA metered-dose inhaler from the FDA’s Orange Book, and that the Federal Circuit subsequently stayed that delisting order on January 22, 2025 following a
In our previous article, we reported that the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision requiring Teva to delist certain patents related to its Teva’s ProAir® HFA metered-dose inhaler from the FDA’s Orange Book. Following a request from Teva for an en banc rehearing, the Federal Circuit stayed the delisting order on January 22
On December 20, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a significant ruling in the Teva v. Amneal case following oral arguments before the Federal Circuit, which we discussed in our previous article. The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision that Teva’s patents were improperly listed and must be
The Federal Circuit heard oral argument on November 8, 2024, grappling with the issue of what patent claims may properly be listed in the Orange Book. In late 2023, Teva filed a complaint for patent infringement in response to Amneal’s ANDA filing seeking to make and sell a generic version of ProAir HFA (albuterol sulfate)
The recently enacted “Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019” went into effect as of June 25, 2021. The FDA must proactively update the Purple Book information every 30 days with an alphabetical list of licensed biologics, including the date of marketing application approval and the marketing/licensure status. Additionally, there is now a potentially higher price