Kimberly Leaman, Author at False Claims Act Blog

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Entries by Kimberly Leaman

22 08 '23

Ninth Circuit Excludes Inter Partes Review Proceedings from Public Disclosure Bar and Greenlights Relator’s Qui Tam Claims Based on Patent Activity

August 22, 2023/in 9th Circuit, Public Disclosure/by Kimberly Leaman

In a recent decision, United States ex rel. Silbersher v. Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int’l Inc., 2023 WL 4940429 (9th Cir. Aug. 3, 2023) (“Valeant”), the Ninth Circuit ruled that the False […]

20 03 '23

Court Finds That Qui Tam Relator Who Built Case From Patent Records Is Not an Original Source

March 20, 2023/in CA-ND, Original Source/by Kimberly Leaman

A relator who scours public patent filings to “uncover” an alleged fraud against the government cannot avoid the False Claims Act’s public disclosure bar by claiming to be an original […]

29 08 '22

Ninth Circuit Construes Post-2010 Public Disclosure Bar to Include Facts Disclosed During a Patent Office Patent Prosecution

August 29, 2022/in 9th Circuit, Public Disclosure/by Kimberly Leaman

In United States ex rel. Silbersher v. Allergan, Inc., 2022 WL 3652967 (9th Cir. Aug. 26, 2022), the Ninth Circuit ruled that the FCA public disclosure bar, as amended in […]