Patents filed since 1995 last for 20 years from the date of patent application filing. This is true for “utility” patents, but the terms for certain other, less common types…
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This article was originally published by Basavaraj S, Guru V. Betageri in Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2014, Pages 3-17 under a Creative Commons License. Abstract Drug discovery and development…
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This paper was originally published by T. Joseph Mattingly, Joseph F. Levy, Julia F. Slejko, Nneka C. Onwudiwe, and Eleanor M. Perfetto in PharmacoEconomics Volume 36, Issue 9 under a Creative Commons…
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This paper was originally published by Toon van der Gronde, Carin A. Uyl-de Groot, and Toine Pieters in PLoS ONE 12(8): e0182613 under a creative commons license. Abstract Context Recent public outcry…
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The theoretical construct of what happens when drug patents expire is simple and appealing (to consumers, anyway). A name brand drug patent expires, generics are waiting in the wings to…
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This paper was originally published by Harinder Singh Chahal, Jeffrey S Murray, Martin Shimer, Peter Capella, Ryan Presto, Mary Lou Valdez, and Peter G Lurie in Journal of the International AIDS…
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This paper was originally published by J. Javier Hernandez, Michael Pryszlak, Lindsay Smith, Connor Yanchus, Naheed Kurji, Vijay M. Shahani and Steven V. Molinski in Front. Oncol., 14 November 2017 under a …
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Litigation related to drug patents, whether it be direct patent challenges, contract disputes, or other cases, can provide direct intelligence (through disclosures of competitive intelligence) or indirect intelligence through exposure…
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Pharmacists, as the interface between the general public and prescription drug manufacturers, can sometimes feel as if they’re treading a fine line between fulfilling their obligations to pharmaceutical companies and…
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Which Company Will be the First to Launch a Generic Drug? There are many reasons to find out which companies will be first to launch generic drugs. Payers need to…
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