Letter to Allergan plc
From the letter:
On September 8, 2017, your company announced the trans r of six patents related to its Restasis drug to the Saint Regis Mohawk tribe. 1 The unconventional maneuver has received considerable criticism om the generic competitors challenging the drug's patents under the process Congress created to enable timelier review of such challenges.2 Allergan defended the transfer as a "sophisticated opportunity to strengthen the defense" of Restasis' patents.3 The sovereign status of Native American tribes adds time and complexity to contesting the status of the patents in question, because tribes may be immune om the legal claims generic drug makers use to challenge patents and bring less costly drugs to market more quickly.4
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