Antitrust Liability for Product Hopping: A Look at Recent Decisions

Antitrust Liability for Product Hopping: A Look at Recent Decisions

Publication

In this article published in the Spring 2015 edition of Public Domain, the ABA Section of Antitrust Law Intellectual Property Committee newsletter, Nicole Callan discusses "product hopping," a practice in which brand manufacturers launch a new version of a successful drug before generic drug companies can enter the market with generic versions.

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