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Fact Check: The USPTO’s Proposed Requirement for Filing Terminal Disclaimers Would Weaken Patent Rights

On May 9, 2024, the USPTO issued a notice of proposed rulemaking adding a new requirement for filing terminal disclaimers, which are...

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The SHOP SAFE Act Would Improve Consumers’ Online Shopping Experience

The SHOP SAFE Act, which was introduced in the House of Representatives by Representatives Darrell Issa (R-CA), Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Ben Cline...

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Fact Check: Patents Are Not To Blame for High Drug Prices

Like inventors in every sector, drug developers rely on strong patent protections to create new and innovative medicines. However, because of the...

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Fact Check: Price Controls Would Not Make Diabetes Treatments More Accessible

Bringing a new therapeutic to market is a challenging and costly endeavor. Strong intellectual property protections, which enable manufacturers to recoup their...

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Fact Check: The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Would Not Make Certain Inventions Automatically Patentable

Patents provide crucial incentives for inventors and businesses to invest time and funds into cutting-edge and emerging technologies. However, a series of...

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Fact Check: The WHO Draft Treaty Would Sabotage Pandemic Preparedness

America’s strong intellectual property system played a pivotal role in the rapid global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Patents provided crucial incentives...

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Fact Check: The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Would Promote Medical Innovation

Claim: During a January 23 Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property hearing, Richard Blaylock — on behalf of Invitae Corporation — claimed...

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Misusing the Bayh-Dole Act’s March-In Rights is Not an Effective Way to Reduce Drug Prices

Claim: On December 7, the Biden administration proposed a policy framework claiming a newfound authority, under the 43-year-old Bayh-Dole Act, to rescind...

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Fact Check: The PREVAIL Act Would Not Protect “Bad” Patents

Claim: In November, senior policy analyst Joe Mullin of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) published an article claiming that the reforms included...

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The SHOP SAFE Act Would Benefit Consumers and Small Businesses

Claim: During the October 3 Senate IP Subcommittee hearing on the SHOP SAFE Act, Matthew Schruers of the Computer & Communications Industry...

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Fact Check: PTAB Reform Would Benefit, Not Harm, Small Inventors

Claim: In a letter published August 8, Public Citizen, along with several other advocacy organizations, claimed that reforming the PTAB would hamper...

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Fact Check: “Reasonable Pricing” Policies Do Not Promote Innovation
Claim: During the NIH’s virtual workshop on July 31, Knowledge Ecology International’s (KEI) James Love claimed that the “reasonable pricing” provision required...
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Fact Check: Price Controls Would Not Make Diabetes Treatments More Accessible,

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Fact Check: The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Would Not Make Certain Inventions Automatically Patentable,

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Fact Check: The WHO Draft Treaty Would Sabotage Pandemic Preparedness,

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Fact Check: The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Would Promote Medical Innovation,

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Fact Check: The PREVAIL Act Would Not Protect “Bad” Patents,

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Fact Check: PTAB Reform Would Benefit, Not Harm, Small Inventors,

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Fact Check: “Reasonable Pricing” Policies Do Not Promote Innovation,

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