{"id":86939,"date":"2026-04-29T22:18:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/supreme-court-justices-appear-to-signal-skinny-labeling-can-survive\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T22:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:18:19","slug":"supreme-court-justices-appear-to-signal-skinny-labeling-can-survive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/supreme-court-justices-appear-to-signal-skinny-labeling-can-survive\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court justices appear to signal &#8216;skinny labeling&#8217; can survive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>After months of anticipation, Supreme Court justices heard arguments about a long-standing tactic used by generic companies to carve out a distinct market for a medicine, and did not appear inclined to alter legal standards for the maneuver.<\/p>\n<p>At issue is skinny labeling, which refers to moves by generic companies that seek regulatory approval to market a drug for a specific use, but not other patented uses for which a brand-name medicine is prescribed. For instance, a generic drug could be marketed to treat one type of heart problem but not another. In doing so, the generic company seeks to avoid lawsuits claiming patent infringement.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"alignleft wp-block-stat-article-recirc-single\">\n<div class=\"recirc-single-image\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/pharmalot\/2025\/12\/09\/patents-pharma-generics-scotus-skinny-labels-medicines\/\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_432144648-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-article-main-medium-large size-article-main-medium-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 540px) and (max-width: 767px) 288px, (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px) 257px, (min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1199px) 287px, (min-width: 1200px) 245px, 246px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_432144648-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_432144648-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_432144648-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_432144648-1600x900.jpeg 1600w\"\/>\t\t<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"recirc-single-heading\">\n<div class=\"stat-plus-icon\" data-tooltip=\"Subscriber-only\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/themes\/stat\/images\/home\/statplus.svg\" width=\"19\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">STAT Plus: <\/span>Solicitor general urges Supreme Court to review \u2018skinny labeling\u2019 and generic drug access<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/aside>\n<p>This tactic has been a key tool for generic companies ever since the Hatch-Waxman Act was signed into law more than four decades ago. 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