8 December 2023 - The Biden Administration on Thursday announced it is setting new policy that will allow it to seize patents for medicines developed with Government funding if it believes their prices are too high.

The policy creates a roadmap for the Government's so-called march-in rights, which have never been used before. They would allow the Government to grant additional licenses to third parties for products developed using federal funds if the original patent holder does not make them available to the public on reasonable terms.

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