Patent Use Codes: FDA Might Have Administrative Remedies, Solicitor General Says
Executive Summary
In calling for the Supreme Court to take up a case involving the alteration of a patent use code to block generic competition, the Acting Solicitor General suggested steps FDA could take to address the problem.
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