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Commission accuses drug developers of blocking rivals
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| The inquiry has revived calls for the creation of a single European Union
| patent, an issue that regulators have struggled with for 30 years due to
| disagreements over the languages used. Kroes said that the preliminary
| findings of the sector inquiry supported the case for a community patent,
| which she argued could help avoid litigation and cut costs.
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http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/2008/11/commission-accuses-drug-developers-of-blocking-rivals/63254.aspx
Microsoft's 'buddy' Accenture is doing harm again:
Patenting Tax Strategies Under Bilski
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| Except for the few patent holders and Accenture, the tax strategy business
| community has been largely anti-patent – going so far as to lobby congress to
| introduce legislation to create a specific exception that would block
| enforcement of those patents.
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http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2008/10/patenting-tax-s.html
Recent:
EU accuses drugmakers of blocking cheaper generics
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| The Commission said it had found documents during the inquiry, which
| contained admissions from brand-name companies that they had tried to stop
| generics, and many examples of obstacles being placed in way of
| less-expensive competitors.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE4AR2AY20081128?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=10112
Related:
Patents Over Patients
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| Potential anticancer drugs should be judged on their scientific merit,
| not on their patentability.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/01/opinion/01moss.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
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