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Biotechnol Healthc
; 6(4): 33-4, 2009 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22478787
ABSTRACT
A Federal Trade Commission report dismissed the need for a period of market exclusivity for brand-name biologics that may face follow-on competition. The authors argue that the FTC's conclusion -that patent protection alone will fuel biotech R&D after passage of follow-on legislation - is shaky.