Patent Law and Its Application to the Pharmaceutical Industry An Examination of the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Extension Act of 1984

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commercial law.

Intellectual property.

Licenses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 2000

Summary:

Discusses role of patents in pharmaceutical innovation, principles of patentability, patent acquisition procedures, patent term, patent enforcement, and patent assignments and licenses. Provides background, principal provisions, and implementation of the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, also known as the Hatch-Waxman Act

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Patent Law and Its Application to the Pharmaceutical Industry

Publisher Number:

CRS-2000-RSI-0356

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