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Congress Weighs Patent Reform Targeting Thickets and Product Hops
Original: Patent Thickets, Product Hops, and Skinny Labels: Congress Takes on Patent Reform
Congress is taking up patent reform legislation that addresses tactics critics say drugmakers and other companies use to extend monopolies, including patent thickets, product hops, and the use of skinny label defenses in litigation. The debate centers on whether these strategies delay generic and biosimilar competition and raise costs for consumers, with proposals now under discussion on Capitol Hill.
Why now: Lawmakers have opened hearings or proposals on patent reform, drawing attention to pharmaceutical patent gaming strategies.
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