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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: The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Does Not Allow Patenting of Naturally-Occurring Genes

Claim: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) published a statement announcing that it would oppose the recently reintroduced Patent Eligibility Restoration Act...

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Fact Check: The ITC’s Import Process and Bans Help Protect U.S. Innovators

Claim: Representatives David Schweikert (AZ-01) and Don Beyer (VA-08) introduced the “Advancing America’s Interests Act,” which claims that the International Trade Commission’s...

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The Bayh-Dole Act Does Not Impede Knowledge Sharing

Claim: Nature published an editorial piece insinuating that the Bayh-Dole Act limits knowledge-sharing and, in turn, prevents the latest medical innovations from...

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Fact Check: Senator Sanders’ Misguided Hearing

Claim: Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee, hosted a hearing entitled “Taxpayers Paid...

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An Expanded TRIPS Waiver is Unnecessary

Claim: On March 29, the International Trade Commission held a hearing on the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) proposed suspension of Covid-19 therapeutic...

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Fact Check: There Is No Patent Quality Crisis

Claim: Former Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) alleged that “our innovation economy is groaning under the weight of…thousands of meritless legal actions” brought...

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Fact Check: Proposed FTC Rule to Ban Non-Competes Will Hamper Innovation

Claim: President Biden recently lauded the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposal to ban all non-compete agreements — which prevent employees who leave...

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

01/29/2024

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

12/20/2023

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The SHOP SAFE Act Would Benefit Consumers and Small Businesses,

11/27/2023

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

10/20/2023

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

09/22/2023

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Fact Check: The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Does Not Allow Patenting of Naturally-Occurring Genes,

08/23/2023

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Fact Check: The ITC’s Import Process and Bans Help Protect U.S. Innovators,

07/10/2023

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The Bayh-Dole Act Does Not Impede Knowledge Sharing,

06/16/2023

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Fact Check: Senator Sanders’ Misguided Hearing,

05/23/2023

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An Expanded TRIPS Waiver is Unnecessary,

05/03/2023

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Fact Check: There Is No Patent Quality Crisis,

04/18/2023

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Fact Check: Proposed FTC Rule to Ban Non-Competes Will Hamper Innovation,

03/03/2023

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