Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jun 2022
U.S. Senators ask regulators to clear drug patent 'thickets'
9 June 2022 - Letter asks U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to crack down on "highly similar" patents for single invention
A bipartisan group of six U.S. Senators said in a letter Wednesday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office should take measures to combat "patent thickets" that pharmaceutical companies allegedly use to stifle competition and inflate drug prices.
