In case that could impact challenges of biopharma patents, Supreme Court questioned the consequences of not allowing courts to review PTAB institution decisions when petition may be time barred.

Justice Sotoymayor suggests 'the deck is stacked' against private citizen who is dragged by government into AIA's post-grant review proceedings. Court denies petition seeking to revive Maryland's anti-price gouging law.

Of the 16 products whose Orange Book patent listings have been challenged by the FTC, six have no generic competitors and two faced first generic launches this year. A review of their patent and pricing battles shows the difficulties in developing generics for these complex drugs.