OK, so you set up a wholly independent company owned by a few employees. This company licenses the patent for NewDrug from BigCompany. Heck, you don't even hav

OK, so you set up a wholly independent company owned by a few employees. This company licenses the patent for NewDrug from BigCompany. Heck, you don't even have to do it with shelf companies. Hi there, I'm BigCompany, and I'm willing to license this drug which I think might work to any startup that feels like selling it! Or if that would expose me to liabiilty, I'm willing to license this substance which I developed which may or may not be useful as a drug. That would still be a win-win situation.