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Archive for December, 2020

Archive for December, 2020

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Value-Based Arrangement Exceptions and Safe Harbors Have Narrow Utility for Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Companies

On December 2, 2020, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) published its long-awaited two final rules – one by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and one by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – finalizing changes to regulations implementing the federal anti-kickback statute (AKS), the…

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USPTO Deferred-Fee Provisional Application Pilot Program for COVID-19 Related Inventions

In an effort to lend further support to the expedited development of COVID-19-related vaccines and therapeutics (see Covid-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has implemented a deferred-fee provisional patent application pilot program whereby applicants filing under 35 U.S.C. 111(b) can elect to defer…

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Is Prescription Support Software Classified as a Regulated Medical Device in Europe?

…the essential criterion for being classified as a medical device is the software’s medical objective… Background Relying on an unregulated app or piece of standalone software to provide a diagnosis or recommend treatment could have potentially life-threatening consequences. In June 2020, the UK’s medical devices regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare…

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Nasdaq Takes a Stand: Board Diversity is Good Corporate Governance, Not a Trend

On December 1, 2020, Nasdaq filed a proposal with the SEC to adopt new listing rules relating to board diversity and heighted disclosure.  Nasdaq’s position is clear – “diversity in the boardroom is good corporate governance.”  Citing the recent social justice movement and a wide range of studies linking board…

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