DC Circuit: Pharmaceutical Industry Must Comply with Amended Hart-Scott-Rodino Rule | Practical Law
In Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America v. FTC, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that the pharmaceutical industry must comply with the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) amended Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) rule requiring reporting certain transfers of exclusive patent rights to the FTC and Department of Justice (DOJ) for review.