US, Gilead HIV Drug Patent Case Secrecy Spurs Transparency Calls

A transparency nonprofit and a group that advocates greater access to HIV care jointly urged a Delaware federal judge to unseal portions of documents filed with heavy redactions in the US government’s patent infringement case against Gilead Sciences Inc.

The letter, filed by PrEP4All and the Public Interest Patent Law Institute Tuesday, draws Judge Maryellen Noreika’s attention to Gilead’s motion for summary judgment, and subsequent briefs opposing and supporting the motion, along with attached exhibits and related declarations, which collectively “are sealed, in whole or in part.”

“PrEP4All, PIPLI, and the broader public cannot fully understand, or even identify, ...