Federal claims court rules in favor of Gilead in CDC Truvada patent case
Gilead pulled a win last week in its ongoing patent battle with the CDC over the HIV drug Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
The US Court of Federal Claims ruled on Nov. 21 that the government breached certain agreements with Gilead by failing to promptly notify the company of its patent applications for Truvada for PrEP, according to documents unsealed on Wednesday.
The issue traces back to around 2004 when Truvada won an accelerated approval to treat HIV. Because HIV is known to develop resistance to therapy, patients at the time were often required to take more than one drug at a time. Truvada combines Gilead’s prior HIV drugs, Emtriva and Viread, making life easier for patients who were taking separate pills daily. Shortly after, the CDC and Gilead struck up a partnership to research Truvada’s use as a preventative measure prior to exposure.
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