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Governors Write President in Support of 12-Year Data Exclusivity Period

By Donald Zuhn, Kevin Noonan, Chris Singer, Sherri Oslick, and Jason Derry

By Donald Zuhn -- On Saturday, reports began to circulate regarding President Obama's recent interest in "renegotiating" the data exclusivity provisions of the health care bills that were passed in the House and Senate late last year (see "Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory?"). In a discussion at the White House, the President informed Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) that he did not support the 12-year period in both bills and would prefer that the bills specify a shorter period instead. The President's position was not too surprising, given the Administration's assertion in a letter to House Energy and Commerce...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on January 21, 2010 (boomark / email).