By Gray Buccigross

The Federal Circuit issued its opinion in Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Biogen Idec, 2011 U.S. App. Lexis 18126, on August 31, 2011. As part of that decision it held that the safe-harbor provision of the Hatch-Waxman Act is limited to activities reasonably related to obtaining pre-marketing FDA approval of generic counterparts, and does not protect post-approval research activities.Continue Reading Safe-Harbor Provision of Hatch-Waxman Act Does Not Protect Post-Approval Research Activities