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Re:MPEG-2 Patents Have Expired by amluto on Thursday February 15, 2018 @11:08AM (#16385093)
> Pharma?

There was a paper from one of the Fed branch offices about this. It turns out that the US has two independent mechanisms to help pharma companies make money: patents and FDA-granted exclusivity. It's unclear that patents are needed.

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Re:MPEG-2 Patents Have Expired by MaxBarraclough on Thursday February 15, 2018 @12:44PM (#16385934)
> patents and FDA-granted exclusivity. It's unclear that patents are needed.

I admit I don't know much about the latter, but what about international markets?

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