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Re:AI can't be listed as inventor on patent applications, Ja... by thinkingtoilet on Thursday July 02, 2026 @02:14PM (#48765338)
> Why would anyone invest in drug studies?

To make a shit ton of money. These things are insanely profitable. Generics exist and they're still profitable. You can get 99% of drugs from over seas and they're still profitable. These companies make trillions of dollars over the years. Yes, they might make slightly less money, but they still would be making a shit ton of money.

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Re:AI can't be listed as inventor on patent applications, Ja... by svara on Thursday July 02, 2026 @02:24PM (#48765464)
Generics exist for drugs that usually someone did hold a patent for that has since expired and they're much less profitable than patented drugs.

Not sure how that address the point. Again, the investment to get a drug to market is gigantic and you're saying that someone should pay for that and someone else should get the reward. It really doesn't work that way. Everyone would want to be the one who didn't pay.

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Re:AI can't be listed as inventor on patent applications, Ja... by ajam1507 on Thursday July 02, 2026 @09:27PM (#48769567)
Who is going to invest in your company when they could invest in the company that just makes the drugs you invent without the overhead of R&D?
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Re:AI can't be listed as inventor on patent applications, Ja... by wqaatwt on Friday July 03, 2026 @06:09AM (#48773197)
And why would you manufacture anything but generics?
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Re:AI can't be listed as inventor on patent applications, Ja... by thinkingtoilet on Friday July 03, 2026 @09:17AM (#48774682)
To make a shit ton of money.
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Re:AI can't be listed as inventor on patent applications, Ja... by wqaatwt on Friday July 03, 2026 @10:45AM (#48775691)
How? you would make more money by only manufacturing generic drugs. Investing massive amounts of money to subsidize your competitors would be irrational.
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