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Many years after forming a new business, your company may receive a letter telling you t

According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product

hat your company’s name is infringing upon another company’s name. This could lead to ei

; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in

her your company being forced to change its name or undergo litigation. In Illinois, a

lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

orporation or a limited liability company registered with the Secretary of State can hav

here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe

a name similar to a company located outside the state. This then leads the prevention o

d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro

trademark infringement up to the company itself or a corporate attorney.

You will need

ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc

to obtain a trademark in one of two ways. First, your company name can be registered in

easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi

the Federal Trademark System. By doing this, you would have exclusive control over that

nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically

name for usually a 10-year period, which can be renewed every 10 years. If anyone uses a

and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ

“confusingly similar” name, this is trademark infringement. Second, you can enforce you

ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi

mark, within your territory, based on common law. Your territory could be considered a

ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a

geographical area where your name has become familiar with your particular goods or serv

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod

ces. However, a company in Washington State could have the same name as a company in Ill

cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin

nois.

When you organize your company, a thorough search is needed to be sure your new c

tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen

mpany name is not already taken. First, Federal trademarks can be searched. Also, a TES

t?

As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel

(Trademark Electronic Search System) search on the internet is needed. Visiting a Paten

ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

Library in Illinois can be done as well. Finally, a private firm can be hired to do a s

y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products

arch for you. To search for a case law trademark, look at the Secretary of State’s webs

.

As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de

te, phone directories, or other legal databases. You may also consider registering an i

elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ternet domain name to both protect your company’s name and use it for marketing purposes

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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