And where you have a patent system that can be abused by the patent holders, and they go beyond the period of exclusivity, it is brutal on the cost of healthcare for American emplo...
What is the ability and the commitment of the Patent Office to stop the extension of that period of exclusivity and mono...
But what I have seen is, in particular in the drug industry, an abuse by patent holders of that period of exclusivity.
I want to know what you see as the obligation of the Patent Office to not--on the one side, protect the patent rights of...
There are no two stronger champions of the intellectual property rights of innovators and patent holders than the two le...
It is really important, your responsibility, to have patents issued timely, appropriately, for innovators.
They have extended the patent all the way through 2023--it is now almost $3,200.
I don't get it where you get a patent, let's say for 20 years and it goes on for 30 years or 35 years.