Examples of BPCI Act in a sentence
However, the BPCI Act does provide a mechanism for a competitor to challenge the validity of an innovator’s patents as early as four years after initial marketing approval of the innovator biologic.
FDA believes that guidance for industry that provides answers to commonly asked questions regarding FDA’s interpretation of the BPCI Act will enhance transparency and facilitate the development and approval of biosimilar and interchangeable products.
BACKGROUND The BPCI Act was enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010.
The objectives of the BPCI Act are conceptually similar to those of the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 (Pub.
The BPCI Act amended the PHS Act and other statutes to create an abbreviated licensure pathway for biological products shown to be biosimilar to, or interchangeable with, an FDA-licensed biological reference product (see sections 7001 through 7003 of the ACA).
The BPCI Act amended the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) and other statutes to create an abbreviated licensure pathway in section 351(k) of the PHS Act for biological products shown to be biosimilar to, or interchangeable with, an FDA-licensed biological reference product (see sections 7001 through 7003 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub.
The patent litigation scheme under the BPCI Act is complex, and interpretation of the BPCI Act is currently the subject of ongoing litigation.
FDA is also issuing a draft guidance document entitled New and Revised Draft Q&As on Biosimilar Development and the BPCI Act (Revision 2).
BACKGROUND The BPCI Act The BPCI Act was enacted as part of the ACA on March 23, 2010.
The objectives of the BPCI Act are conceptually similar to those of the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-417) (commonly referred to as the “Hatch-Waxman Amendments”), which established abbreviated pathways for the approval of drug products under section 505(b)(2) and 505(j) of the FD&C Act.