Event Session
The Incentivizing of Pharmaceutical Innovations in the Biden Administration
October 25, 2022 @ 2:15 PM EST
2:15 PM ET
October 25, 2022
The Incentivizing of Pharmaceutical Innovations in the Biden Administration
President Biden has called for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to work together to leverage their collective expertise to promoting innovation and competition, while working to reduce the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for the benefit of American families.
On July 6, USPTO Director Kathi Vidal wrote on the Director’s Blog that “our patent system must not be used to unjustifiably delay generic drugs and biosimilar competition beyond that reasonably contemplated by law.” Two days later, on July 8, the USPTO filed a petition for rehearing at the Federal Circuit in ImmunoGen Inc. v. Vidal decrying the “well-documented problem of drug manufacturers receiving numerous follow-on patents for trivial modifications that end up delaying generic drugs’ entry to the market.”
Will a message be sent to patent examiners to over scrutinize pharmaceutical innovations? Will patent examiners find it easier to simply reject follow-on patents regardless of the merits of the invention? What is the appropriate balance between incentivizing pharmaceutical innovation and permitting generics to access the market? How will the USPTO work together with the FDA? These and other questions will be addressed by the panel.
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The Biden Administration is acting to promote competition and lower drug prices for all Americans
Vidal Takes Next Step on Senators’ Call to Curb Inconsistencies in USPTO/FDA Statements
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances USPTO-FDA Collaboration Bill Toward Floor Vote
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President Biden has called for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to work together to leverage their collective expertise to promoting innovation and competition, while working to reduce the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for the benefit of American families. On July 6, USPTO Director Kathi Vidal wrote on the Director’s Blog…
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