Aaron Johnsen
Sep 21, 2017
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Patent abuse is undermining American health care

The pharmaceutical company Allergan shocked the prescription drug market this month when it transferred its intellectual property rights to its blockbuster drug Restasis, a treatment for dry eyes that generated $1.5 billion in sales last year, to the Saint Regis Mohawk Indian Tribe in exchange for an exclusive licensing deal. This bold tactic was intended to avoid patent review panels that a former chief federal patent judge called “death squads” for patents.

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