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October 15, 2012

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"Judge Newman pointed out the "panoply of biological and clinical evaluations" needed to bring an effective and safe drug to market, and the "millions of dollars" consumed to obtain regulatory approval. She noted that bringing a drug to market required a "heavy risk-laden investment," one which the defendants were now trying to enjoy with no cost or risk of failure. The problem with this analysis is that this criticism applies in every ANDA case, and therefore following this logic, an NDA holder would always get a preliminary injunction to maintain its exclusive rights until at least the conclusion of litigation."

Judge Newman sometimes comes across as a simple-minded, patent-loving hack. Other times she comes across merely as a patent-loving hack.

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