> Note that while compulsory licensing of patents is rare in the US, it is common worldwide, and it one of the reasons that US drug firms get proportionally les

> Note that while compulsory licensing of patents is rare in the US, it is common worldwide, and it one of the reasons that US drug firms get proportionally less of their revenue from outside the US Wow. I was totally unaware of this. Short term exclusivity is common but I didn't realise that in the US it was commonly for the duration of the patent!