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Re:The US Supreme Court is hearing a case about patent law’s... by zebrafish on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @10:44AM (#13931322)
I'm definitely not in favor of granting more than a temporary monopoly to recoup losses and provide profit incentives.

I just don't believe that the government should be in the business of drug research. If they fund all of it, they get to decide which drugs will be researched. Let's assume that these decisions are somehow shielded from the influence of politicians. What becomes your KPI for what to research?

Profit? - we already have a system set up for that. Number of lives saved? - How do you balance quality of life improvements against mortality?

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Re:The US Supreme Court is hearing a case about patent law’s... by lkrubner on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @11:24AM (#13931652)
If you took 20 minutes, you could easily look up the answer to your questions. We already have a system, and it works well, it only needs more money. SSRIs (serotonin reuptake inhibitors), Viagra, and countless other blockbuster drugs grew out of government funded research.
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