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Patents over Patients: How Pharmaceutical Companies use the Patent System to Keep Drug Costs High

Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

10] Although the initial patent on Humira expired in 2016, thanks to the over 75 patents filed three years before its expiration, AbbVie is set to hold the monopoly until 2034. [11] 1] One in four Americans report that they simply cannot afford to take their medication as prescribed. [2] have over 100 attempted patents per drug. [8]

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When Push Comes to Shove

Legal Tech Monitor

If I fail, though, at least I know the historical content, the memories, will be saved for his return in 2034. I’m going to try to abide by whatever inactive account guidelines start to emerge.

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