George A. O'Brien
Senior Associate
Washington, D.C.
Languages
French
Practice Group
Regulatory
George O'Brien works with innovative pharmaceutical and biotech companies on lifecycle management issues. He's probably best known for his substantial experience with orphan drug designation and exclusivity matters. In particular, George helps clients avoid the pitfalls that can delay an orphan designation or award of orphan exclusivity, such as issues related to prevalence, orphan subsets, and clinical superiority. When clients must resolve a dispute with an agency over orphan issues, George's comprehensive knowledge of relevant precedent is a valuable tool.
George assists companies at all stages of product development to maximize their FDA regulatory exclusivities, including Hatch-Waxman, orphan drug, and pediatric exclusivities. Drafting citizen petitions is a key part of his practice, and he's collaborated with other organizations to create drafts on a wide range of issues, including bioequivalence and approval requirements for generic products, the operation of 180-day exclusivity, therapeutic equivalence issues, and new chemical entity exclusivity.
George serves as a member of the Food and Drug Law Institute's Drugs and Biologics Committee.
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FDA Announces Major Proposed Rule Amending Hatch-Waxman Regulations
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FDA Revises Forms for Submission of Patent Information to the Orange Book: Federal Circuit Decision in Novartis AG v. Lee Alters Patent Term Adjustment
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FDA denies 5-year exclusivity to “stable esters” and confirms structure-based approach to exclusivity
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