This bill would be of no benefit to anyone other than the companies requesting the patents (well, maybe the lawyers for said companies too). There would be no

This bill would be of no benefit to anyone other than the companies requesting the patents (well, maybe the lawyers for said companies too). There would be no benefit to society, as the patents would be used to extract profits from patients. There would be no benefit to science, as any subsequent discovery opens up the possibility of endless litigation. These patents would decrease competition within the pharmaceutical industry. We have, as a society, shifted much of our research and development to the private sector. It should be no surprise that the private sector now seeks to recoup their expenditures by protecting them by whatever means necessary.