Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Aug 2022
Characteristics of key patents covering recent FDA approved drugs
1 August 2022 - New drugs are protected by patents that block generic competition and allow manufacturers to charge high prices.
To examine the breadth and characteristics of the key patents covering recently approved brand-name drugs, we extracted patents from the list maintained by the FDA and evaluated the timing of patent filings, features of the drugs covered by patents, and whether similar patents were sought in other countries.
