Pay for Delay Passes House of Representatives for First Time

May 22, 2019

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As Congress focuses on how to drive down drug prices, there is bipartisan support for prohibiting reverse payment agreements, also known as “pay-for-delay” arrangements. These arrangements involve a brand-name pharmaceutical manufacturer paying one or more potential generic competitors to delay bringing a generic to market as part of a resolution to a patent infringement lawsuit.