Patent Law Updates | New Proposed Legislation
April 13, 2009
Another Bill on Biologics Filed in Congress
Pathway for Biosimilars Act
H.R. 5629, H.R. 1548, 3/17/2009
Representatives Anna G. Eshoo (D – CA), Jay Inslee (D – WA), and Joe Barton (R – TX) have introduced the “Pathway for Biosimilars Act” (H.R. 1548). The bill creates a process for approval of “biosimilars” or “follow-on biologics” while protecting patient health and safety, lowering health care costs, and providing adequate incentives for innovation.
The bill has the title “To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes.” As its title suggests, the bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow a person to submit an…
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