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We just saw this on the birdsite from @wbfeldman. Similar observation to ours regarding devices and just published in JAMA. Great that this aspect of patent manipulation is getting attention!
https://twitter.com/wbfeldman/status/1610329075918184451
From 2000-2021, manufacturers earned $111 billion on brand-name #inhalers in the US AFTER patents on their active ingredients had expired.
How?
By patenting other aspects of the products (e.g., delivery devices).