Ensuring Access to Generic Medications Act
This bill creates a legal process allowing generic drug manufacturers to challenge inaccurate patent listings by brand-name drug companies. Specifically, it permits generic applicants to file lawsuits seeking court orders to correct or delete misleading "use codes" in patent records related to a drug's method of use. This directly affects generic drug makers and brand-name sponsors who list patents for drug applications under FDA approval pathways. The key mechanism requires courts to address listings that don't match actual patents, cover unrelated uses, or are overly broad, aiming to clear patent-related barriers for generic competition.
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Mar 2023
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Introduced Mar 30, 2023
Last action Mar 30, 2023
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Mar 30, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Mar 30, 2023
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Margaret Wood Hassan
DDemocratic
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Mike Braun
RRepublican
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Rand Paul
RRepublican
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