The cost of drug patent expiration date errors

Errors in the US Patent and Trademark Office’s automated program to calculate patent expiration dates could result in hundreds of millions of dollars in added costs to drug prices.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature biotechnology 2024-07, Vol.42 (7), p.1024-1025
Hauptverfasser:	Tu, S. Sean, Cheian, Dinis, Gabriele, Sarah, Rome, Benjamin N., Kesselheim, Aaron S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	692/700/155 692/700/3934 706/703/270 Agriculture Automation Bioinformatics Biological products Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology Biomedicine Biotechnology Brand names Disclosure Drug Industry - economics Drug Industry - legislation & jurisprudence Errors Expiration Generic drugs Humans Life Sciences Manufacturers Market entry Medical device industry Medical equipment Patents as Topic - legislation & jurisprudence Time Factors Trademarks
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Zusammenfassung:	Errors in the US Patent and Trademark Office’s automated program to calculate patent expiration dates could result in hundreds of millions of dollars in added costs to drug prices.
ISSN:	1087-0156 1546-1696 1546-1696
DOI:	10.1038/s41587-024-02298-w