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In this photo illustration, EpiPen, which dispenses epinephrine through an injection mechanism for people with severe allergies, is seen as the company that makes it Mylan Inc. has come under fire from consumers and lawmakers for the price that it is currently charging on August 16, 2016 in Hollywood, Florida. (Photo Illustration by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

FTC probe drugmakers’ patent thickets

Elisabeth Rosenthal - KFF Health News
Two vaccine syringes (Getty Images/golibtolibov)

CORBEVAX: a pandemic game changer?

Maureen Ferran - The Conversation
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On fixing the drug patent system

Gunjan Sinha - Undark
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IBM was top patent recipient in 2018

Andy Meek - BGR
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Trump, elites agree: Patents, copyrights

Dean Baker - Truthout
FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, file photo, a statue of former Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin stands guard outside the Treasury Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) (AP)

Paying off the national debt

Dean Baker - Truthout
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The breathalyzer for weed is here

Madeline DeBilzan
(AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Patented pot

Craig Nard - The Conversation
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors (AP/Mark Lennihan)

Sarah Gray
(Reuters/Shannon Stapleton)

Amazon's crazy patent

Andrew Leonard
In this Aug. 27, 2012 photo, the Apple iPhone 4s, left, is displayed next to the Samsung Galaxy S III at a store in San Francisco. Apple already has won nearly $1 billion in judgments against Samsung over patent infringements involving older-model devices. Now Apple is alleging Samsung’s newest devices, such as its Galaxy S III, also copied Apple technology. Jury selection for the case begins Monday, March 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (AP)

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Michelle Chen
Sergey Brin (AP/Jeff Chiu)

The Godzilla of patent trolls

Andrew Leonard
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OLIVER LAUGHLAND - The Guardian

Michael White - Pacific Standard
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