U.S. SUPREME COURT HEARING TODAY

//U.S. SUPREME COURT HEARING TODAY

U.S. SUPREME COURT HEARING TODAY

U.S. SUPREME COURT HEARING TODAY

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments today in the FTC v. Actavis case, on “reverse payments” in pharmaceutical cases.  IPO filed a brief in support of Actavis.  IPO’s brief said, “the presumption of illegality that [the Federal Trade Commission] would attach to so-called reverse payment patent settlements would have a substantial negative impact on innovation in the pharmaceutical industry and beyond.”