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Addressing Patent Myths

Activist groups routinely accuse companies of “abusing” the patent system by engaging in practices such as “royalty stacking,” “patent evergreening,” “product hopping,”...

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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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Myths vs. Facts: The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) – Software and Technology

The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025 (PERA), sponsored by Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE), is bipartisan legislation that...

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Myths vs. Facts: The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) – Diagnostics and Life Sciences

The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025 (PERA), sponsored by Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE), is bipartisan legislation that...

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Fact Check: PERA and the PREVAIL Act Would Bolster, Not Harm, Inventors

A bipartisan group of legislators led by Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) recently reintroduced two critical bills to Congress:...

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Patent Myth Video Series: FRAND Licensing Rates
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Patent Myth Video Series: Patent Thickets
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Patent Myth Video Series: Product Hopping
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C4IP Patent Myth Video Series: Evergreening
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C4IP Patent Myth Video Series: Royalty Stacking
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C4IP Patent Myth Video Series: Introduction
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Fact Check: Weakening the patent system won’t lower prices for patients. It would undermine medical progress.,

12/04/2025
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Fact Check: The Data Doesn’t Support the Existence of So-Called Patent “Thickets”,

11/21/2025
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Myths vs. Facts: The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) – Software and Technology,

09/25/2025
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Myths vs. Facts: The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) – Diagnostics and Life Sciences,

09/25/2025
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Fact Check: PERA and the PREVAIL Act Would Bolster, Not Harm, Inventors,

06/18/2025
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Patent Myth Video Series: FRAND Licensing Rates,

03/12/2025
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Patent Myth Video Series: Patent Thickets,

03/05/2025
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Patent Myth Video Series: Product Hopping,

02/26/2025
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C4IP Patent Myth Video Series: Evergreening,

02/19/2025
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C4IP Patent Myth Video Series: Royalty Stacking,

02/12/2025
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C4IP Patent Myth Video Series: Introduction,

02/12/2025
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Fact Check: PERA and the PREVAIL Act,

01/09/2025
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