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The Cost Of Confusion: The Paradox Of Trademarked Pharmaceuticals, Hannah Brennan
The Cost Of Confusion: The Paradox Of Trademarked Pharmaceuticals, Hannah Brennan
Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review
The United States spends nearly $1,000 per person annually on drugs—forty percent more than the next highest spender, Canada, and more than twice the amount France and Germany spend. Although myriad factors contribute to high drug spending in the United States, intellectual property law plays a crucial and well-documented role in inhibiting access to cheaper, generic medications. Yet, for the most part, the discussion of the relationship between intellectual property law and drug spending has centered on patent protection. Recently, however, a few researchers have turned their attention to a different avenue of exclusivity—trademark law. New studies suggest that pharmaceutical …