• Curr Top Med Chem · Jan 2010

    Review

    The Hatch-Waxman Act: encouraging innovation and generic drug competition.

    • Allen M Sokal and Bart A Gerstenblith.
    • Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, 901 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001-4413, USA.
    • Curr Top Med Chem. 2010 Jan 1; 10 (18): 1950-9.

    AbstractCongress carefully crafted the Hatch-Waxman Act to address two competing goals: to spur new pharmaceutical development and to encourage greater public access to generic drugs. To that end, the Act contains important provisions directed to fulfilling each goal, including provisions favorable to either branded drug or generic drug manufacturers. This article addresses those provisions in the context of issues pertaining to patent rights and in light of the congressional goals.

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