Have You Reviewed Your Royalty Agreements Lately?

Law360, New York (December 22, 2009) -- Intellectual property attorneys in the drug and medical device field need to understand the serious penalties, both civil and criminal, that can result from failing to consider Anti-Kickback, Stark and False Claims laws in their practice.

IP attorneys may be unknowingly exposing a company, physician and even themselves to liability. Compliance officers should be following up with their IP attorneys to better understand these complicated laws...