Patents do expire, but smart companies do not rely on a single filing to stay protected. Here’s what you need to know. Utility patents expire after 20 years. Long-term protection comes from ...

This is Part 5 of “Behind the Counter,” an in-depth video series demystifying the complex world of patents and drug pricing. When patents for name brand medicines expire, the price of that medicine ...

The upcoming EpiPen patent expiration on 11 September 2025 sets the stage for a pivotal shift in the epinephrine delivery market. Mylan acquired the rights to the injector pen for treating ...

“[Oil States] explained that the ‘decision to grant a patent is . . . the grant of a public franchise,’…and once a patent expires ‘the public franchise ceases to exist and the patent owner no longer ...

“Under this view, the patentee could actually benefit from having a patent issue after its expiration date because the patent’s provisional-rights term would extend beyond the patent’s twenty-year ...

Evofem Biosciences announced that Padagis has withdrawn the Paragraph IV certification in its previously-submitted Abbreviated New Drug Application for a generic version of Phexxi (lactic acid, citric ...

Key Takeaway: A recent Ninth Circuit decision in C.R. Bard v. Atrium reinforces the long-standing Brulotte rule against post-expiration patent royalties but clarifies that courts should assess this ...

Over the last four decades, insulin manufacturers have extended their periods of market exclusivity on brand-name insulin products by employing several strategies, including filing additional patents ...

Jason Ginenthal, a spokesperson for Boehringer Ingelheim, said the company "has never wrongfully submitted patents for listing in the Orange Book." Boehringer Ingelheim, the world's largest private ...