patent applications cover inventions that will lead to FDA-approved drugs, potentially compromising the efficiency and … effectiveness of the agency’s efforts. Nor is it known how drug patent applicants differ from others in their use of examination … listing in the FDA’s “Orange Book.” We find that even within the same technology areas, patent applications that mature into …

The twenty-first century “patent litigation explosion” is not unprecedented. In fact, the nineteenth century saw an … even bigger surge of patent cases. During that era, the most prolific patent enforcers brought hundreds or even thousands … more patent litigation, per U.S. patent in force, than the entire United States in 2013. Even the absolute quantity of late …

crisis has brought the optimal design of pharmaceutical patent policy to the fore. In this paper we evaluate patent policy in … the US pharmaceutical industry. We estimate the effect of patent length and scope on generic entry prior to the expiration … of new drug patents using two quasi-experimental approaches: one based on changes in patent laws and another on the …

citation-weighted patent counts at the inventor level and significantly decreased the number of science-based patents. These … 35 of Japanese patent law could distort the efficiency of corporate R&D …

researchers and healthcare providers without infringing a gene patent. Many have voiced concern that this perceived thicket of … mentioned in a US patent claim. The myth that 20% of human genes are “patented” has taken root because too many have incorrectly … inferred that the mere “mention” of a gene in a patent claim precludes all uses of the gene. To better understand the actual …

create substantial tensions for the patent system to assure low-cost access to patented technologies at the back end of … technology transfer needs. This article first describes the uncertain case for relying on the patent system, the tensions that … needs, and the measures that have been proposed to limit the effect of the patent system on development of and access to …

discusses how patent-like rights (such as "data exclusivity") prevent lower-cost generic medicines from entering into the …

five factors describe the phenomena largely responsible for the current mass extinction event, and patent law offers … valuable assistance in combating each one. Though it cannot offer a complete solution to the biodiversity crisis, the patent … system can offer powerful tools to help save biodiversity. On first inspection, patent law might appear an unlikely ally for …