The Eleventh Circuit dismissed these claims, ruling that the Federal Trade Commission had not shown that the reverse payment settlement was excluding competition more than what a patent would and that courts could not require parties to further litigate in order to avoid antitrust liability.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed these claims, ruling that the Federal Trade Commission had not shown that the reverse payment settlement was excluding competition more than what a patent would have. Furthermore, the court ruled that courts could not require parties to further litigate in order to avoid antitrust liability.