On May 7, the Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on how to clear the patent thickets obstructing access to lower-cost biosimilars. One of the key avenues raised during the hearings was moving the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) directly into the fray. We asked Kevin M. Nelson, our go-to expert on intellectual property issues, for his … Continue reading The FTC and Patent Thickets: A Conversation With Kevin M. Nelson, Esq., Partner, Schiff Hardin LLP, Chicago
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A Quick Look Back: Why We Misread the Signs
In the biosimilars arena, at least in the US, history seems to be truncated. Policy changes occur in rapid fire succession these days, and access scenarios don’t evolve—they just happen or they don’t! Along this brief journey, I’ve taken the opportunity to focus on some of the sign posts that were exceedingly poor maps for … Continue reading A Quick Look Back: Why We Misread the Signs