The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Dismisses Antitrust Case Challenging Patent Thicket (Humira)

Carrier, Michael A.

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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Dismisses Antitrust Case Challenging Patent Thicket (Humira)

e-Competitions (No. 96364, Sept. 2020)

7 Pages Posted: 10 Sep 2020 Last revised: 28 Nov 2020

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Michael A. Carrier

Rutgers Law School

Date Written: August 20, 2020

Abstract

Whether behavior relating to a patent thicket presents an antitrust issue is a nuanced question. But a recent ruling involving the biologic Humira shows how not to decide these issues. This short piece discusses the court’s opinion and highlights its errors analyzing sham behavior, patent settlements, and antitrust injury.

Keywords: antitrust, patent thicket, settlement, sham, injury, Humira

JEL Classification: I18, K21, L40, L41, L43, L65, O34, O38

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Carrier, Michael A., The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Dismisses Antitrust Case Challenging Patent Thicket (Humira) (August 20, 2020). e-Competitions (No. 96364, Sept. 2020), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3678198