Tag: Allergan’s

18 OCT

Allergan’s unusual deal with a Native American tribe could be backfiring (AGN)

Reuters Allergan struck an unusual deal with the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe to transfer patents of the eye drug Restasis, a move that gives the drug sovereign immunity from certain patent challenges.  But on Monday, a district court judge invalidated some of Restasis ‘s patents through another channel.  The loss in district court means that Allergan […]

12 OCT

Judge wants to know if Allergan’s tribal patent deal is a “sham”

Enlarge / CEO of Allergan Brenton Saunders addresses employees at a production site in Pringy, France. (credit: JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT/AFP/Getty Images) Last month, the drug company Allergan made news for a deal in which it gave six of its patents to a Native American tribe in order to avoid a patent review process called inter partes review, […]