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Will Supreme Court Address Widening Split on FCA Implied Certification Liability?

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 08.31.15

On June 5, 2015, defense contractor Triple Canopy filed a petition for writ of certiorari calling on the Supreme Court to address the scope of the implied certification theory of FCA liability. As Crowell & Moring attorneys explain in their Feature Comment published in The Government Contractor (article available here), the Supreme Court will likely address the issue in the near future because of the current circuit split and the outcome-determinative nature of the application of the theory in FCA cases.


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Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.26.26

pH, Prosecution History Estoppel, and Patent Scope: Three Lessons from the Federal Circuit's Latest Hatch-Waxman Ruling

On May 13, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court judgment of no infringement in Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., No. 24-1641. The decision offers important guidance for patent holders and generic manufacturers on the role of industry standards in interpreting scientific terminology during claim construction, prosecution history estoppel, and the disclosure-dedication rule....