July 17, 2025
The Federal Circuit is considering major questions about when delays in prosecuting patents become bad faith and whether the acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director is legally allowed to apply new rules retroactively. Here's what you need to know about these cases and others that attorneys are keeping an eye on for the rest of the year.
June 23, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the solicitor general to weigh in on so-called skinny labels as Hikma Pharmaceuticals fights the reinstatement of litigation challenging its generic version of Amarin Pharma's blockbuster cardiovascular drug Vascepa.
May 15, 2025
Amarin Pharma urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to turn away a generic-drug maker's bid to get an induced infringement suit thrown out, saying the pleadings-stage case is "in its infancy" and that the company is looking for a "safe-harbor from having to litigate at all."
March 24, 2025
A generic-drug industry organization and a group of scholars are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to scrutinize a Federal Circuit decision they say undermines the process for getting generic drugs to market under so-called skinny labels.
February 18, 2025
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision that revived a patent suit over its generic version of Amarin Pharma Inc.'s cardiovascular drug Vascepa, saying the holding "effectively nullifies" a law allowing "skinny labels."