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Fact Check: Debunking the Patent “Evergreening” Myth

On April 16, the R Street Institute hosted a congressional briefing entitled “The Hidden Tax: How Bad Patents Drive Up Drug Prices...

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Fact Check: The ETHIC Act Targets a Problem That Doesn’t Exist

Congress is considering a bill, the Eliminating Thickets to Increase Competition (ETHIC) Act, that would undermine innovation by preventing patent owners from...

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Fact Check: Limiting Injunctive Relief Harms, Not Helps, Inventors

Among the most consequential foreign policy developments is the European Union’s (EU’s) consideration of policies that could limit access to injunctive relief....

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Fact Check: The NO FAKES Act Won’t Stifle Innovation — It Will Protect It

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has given creators and inventors new technological tools to enhance their work — but it has...

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Fact Check: Debunking The Myth of “Evergreening” and “Patent Thicketing”

Former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan recently appeared on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart, where their discussion revived familiar tropes...

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Fact Check: What Critics Get Wrong About the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act

A coalition of anti-patent groups — including the R Street Institute, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Knowledge, and others — recently sent...

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Fact Check: Weakening the patent system won’t lower prices for patients. It would undermine medical progress.

In a recent STAT article, I-MAK CEO Tahir Amin argues that abuses of the patent system are leading to higher drug costs....

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Fact Check: The Data Doesn’t Support the Existence of So-Called Patent “Thickets”

Several academic authors recently published an article in Health Affairs Forefront advising policymakers in Congress and at the USPTO on the best...

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Fact Check: The Myth of So-Called “Royalty Free” and “Open” Standards

The word “open” has become increasingly misused in the world of technology standards. In policy and antitrust terms, an open standard is...

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Fact Check: Separating Fact From Fiction in Recent FTC/DOJ Listening Sessions on Patents in the Drug Industry

Myths about how patent rights affect competition within the drug industry remain a pressing issue for innovators. Although strong patents play a...

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Fact Check: IP Protections Power the U.S. Innovation Economy. MFN Would Undermine this System.,

08/14/2025
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Fact Check: Setting the Record Straight on Standard-Essential Patents and Innovation,

07/25/2025
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Fact Check: PERA and the PREVAIL Act Would Bolster, Not Harm, Inventors,

06/18/2025
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Two IP-Related Bills Would Harm U.S. Innovation, Not Help It,

05/21/2025
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Fact Check: Misguided Attacks on Follow-On Patents Would Harm Patients,

04/16/2025
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Fact Check: Examining Claims about China’s IP Practices,

03/26/2025
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Fact Check: The U.S. Patent System Upholds High Standards of Quality,

02/27/2025
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Fact Check: PERA and the PREVAIL Act,

01/09/2025
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Fact Check: Claims that Researchers Aren’t Reporting Federal Funding Don’t Hold Up to Scrutiny,

12/12/2024
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Fact Check: Debunking Myths About Patents in the Pharmaceutical Industry,

11/07/2024
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Fact Check: The RESTORE Patent Rights Act Would Bolster America’s Innovation Economy,

10/18/2024
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Fact Check: The Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act Would Unnecessarily Overhaul a Well-Functioning Patent System,

09/23/2024
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