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Global Regulation of the Pharmaceutical Sector: United States

This guide is designed to help students in Prof. Abbott's course of the same name.

Federal Statutes

United States Code (FDSYS)

Title 21, Food and Drugs

Title 35, Patents

United States Code (US House)

Title 21, Food and Drugs

Title 35, Patents

Thomas Public Laws

America Invents Act, Pub. L. 112-29 (2011).

Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, Pub. L. No. 98-417, 98 Stat. 1585 (Hatch-Waxman Act).

Biologics Price Competition and Innovation (BPCI) Act of 2009, Pub. L. No. 111-148.

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111-148.

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Federal Agency Documents

Federal Regulations

United States Food and Drug Administration

Code of Federal Regulations

Title 21(Food and Drugs)

Title 37 (Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights)

Federal Register

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Regulations.gov contains agency and publicly submitted documents that are useful in understanding the perspective on pending and promulgated rules of the agencies and other participants in the rule-making process.

United States Patent and Trademark Office

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