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2014

Intellectual Property Law

Loyola University Chicago, School of Law

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Drugged Out: How Cognitive Bias Hurts Drug Innovation, Cynthia M. Ho Jan 2014

Drugged Out: How Cognitive Bias Hurts Drug Innovation, Cynthia M. Ho

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Should All Drugs Be Patentable?: A Comparative Perspective, Cynthia M. Ho Jan 2014

Should All Drugs Be Patentable?: A Comparative Perspective, Cynthia M. Ho

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Although there has been substantial discussion of the proper scope of patentable subject matter in recent years, drugs have been overlooked. This Article begins to address that gap with a comparative perspective. In particular, this Article considers what is permissible under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), as well as how India and Canada have utilized TRIPS flexibilities in different ways to properly reward developers of valuable new drugs, while also considering the social harm of higher prices beyond an initial patent term on drugs.

This Article brings valuable insight into this area at a critical …