Waxman/Hatch patent reform
Executive Summary
Sen. Hatch (R-Utah) has asked representatives from the Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America, the Biotechnology Industry Organization and the Generic Pharmaceutical Industry Association to meet with him Nov. 17 to discuss potential revisions to the Waxman/Hatch patent reform legislation of 1984
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