Americans buy consumer packaged goods (CPG) every single day. As such, the CPG industry is on the radar of a variety of regulators and law enforcers, including federal and state antitrust enforcers.

On October 1, 2025, the federal government shut down, causing non-essential government agencies to close temporarily due to a lapse in appropriations.

In almost every way, the party of the U.S. President controls federal antitrust enforcement policy. The one exception is control over antitrust agency funding...

The final 2023 Merger Guidelines are structured around 11 guidelines outlining the Agencies' approach to merger enforcement.

Turning 40 is a big milestone for most of us. When I turned 40 – I won't tell you how long ago that was – I was knee-deep in Paragraph IV...

Last week, on February 3, 2026, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act ("the Act"), providing generic drug manufacturers much-needed clarity as to when inactive ingredients in an ANDA are qualitatively and quantitatively ("Q1/Q2") the same as those in the reference listed drug ("RLD").

Although it's not often that I read a decision by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, it appears that Vanda may be opening a new front in the brand/generic battle by surviving a motion to dismiss...

When our children were young, we started a tradition at Thanksgiving of going around the table and having each of us (around 20 with extended family) saying what we were thankful for.

Is "milk" an item, or just a word? This question, among others, is set to be answered on January 12, 2024, as Freshub Inc. (Freshub) and Amazon.com...

Over the past year, FTC has placed two sets of Orange Book listings in its crosshairs, but, to date, FTC has not actually begun any litigation on its own.

After seven years of successful litigation, it was understandable that St. Jude Medical wanted to put its dispute with Niazi Licensing Corp. (NLC) to bed....

Following years of discussion and pressure being applied by certain policymakers (including Senate HELP Committee Chair Bernie Sanders)...

Whether an argument raised in a Petitioner Reply falls within the scope of permissible arguments following a Patent Owner Response in IPR proceedings is a frequent source of dispute.

The Federal Circuit will hear oral argument on March 5, 2024, in In re: California Expanded Metal Products, Co., No. 23-1140...

Today, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") adopted a final rule (3-2) banning new non-compete agreements for both senior executives and non-senior executives.

More and more, when negotiating licenses for standard essential patents (SEPs) on fair, reasonable, and non-disciminatory (FRAND) terms, there has been an increased emphasis on the idea...

Since President Biden's July 2021 executive order directing the FDA Commissioner to collaborate with the PTO on potential misuse of the patent system, I've been skeptical...

At the International Trade Commission, a panel of up to six Commissioners is the gatekeeper of Section 337. Before the termination of any investigation...

We previously wrote about the surprising power of the Connecticut Prejudgment Remedy (PJR) statute, which allows litigants to seek an order to attach or garnish property...

Many defendants with no connection to the jurisdiction in which they are sued may assert a personal jurisdiction defense to avoid defending against claims in far-flung courts.