NEW YORK (Reuters)—Democratic U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill on Thursday said she drafted a bill stating that tribal sovereign immunity cannot be used to block U.S. Patent and Trademark Office review of a patent. Drugmaker Allergan Plc made a deal to transfer some of its patents to a Native American tribe two weeks ago in order…
U.S. House Committee Launches Probe of Allergan Patent Deal
NEW YORK (Reuters)—A U.S. House of Representatives committee launched a probe into drugmaker Allergan Plc’s deal to transfer some of its patents to a Native American tribe to shield them from review. A bipartisan group of four representatives from the House Oversight and Government Committee, including Republican Chairman Trey Gowdy and top Democrat Elijah Cummings,…