The brand pharmaceutical industry is asking the US government to tighten manufacturer’s patent rights on brand name drugs, pushing the new US political leadership under President Joe Biden to go even further than a proposed Trump rule, which would make it harder for the government to break patents due to the price of medicines funded with taxpayer resources.
Pharma Pushes For Stronger ‘March In’ Rule Despite Changing Political Dynamics, COVID Complications
With COVID-19 drawing new attention to the government’s investment in R&D and high drug prices, lower drug pricing advocates are optimistic the Biden team will a Trump-era attempt to carve out a medication’s price from patent breaking criteria. The drug industry isn’t just defending Trump’s plan – its trying to strengthen it.
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