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Food & Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval to market generic versions of Plaintiffs’ brand-name drug Imbruvica®. . § 355(j), and arose out of Defendants’ submission of an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to the U.S. A copy of the Memorandum Opinion , which is comprehensive, is attached. .
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Comparative advertising is an effective marketing technique, in which a company’s product or service is compared to its competitor’s. Consumers are more willing to try out new things if they are assured that the new product is comparable or superior to those made by well-known brands. Operations (“Constellation”).
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Furthermore, the consultation gathers views to assess the procedure for granting compulsory licences of patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export purposes to non-EU countries, as regulated by Regulation 816/2006 on compulsory licensing of patents relating.
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The next time you would like to protect a great innovative design you expect will be a big hit on the market, you should consider obtaining a design patent. § 102(a); see also Pride Family Brands, Inc. Scenario 2: Protecting Novel Designs by Patent. ” [8]. Turner Heritage Homes Inc., 3d 1314, 1320 (11th Cir. GFI , 193 F.3d
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