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Pretty sure that government could just buy a patent like this at a price that they choose. Some countries might choose to do that, some might not. Also, patent
by clort 7y ago
Pretty sure that government could just buy a patent like this at a price that they choose. Some countries might choose to do that, some might not.
Also, patents expire after only 21 years. They have patented this molecule now, but they haven't actually got a treatment as yet, meaning that the clock is ticking.
I don't know if you can copyright a molecule?
- rrtthu 7y agoIsn't there also the mirror molecule thing they can do to imitate patented ones?
- montalbano 7y agoNot necessarily, see Thalidomide for example: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160208124237.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160208124237.h... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isomer#Medicinal_chemistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isomer#Medicinal_chemistry
- darwinreally 7y agoYes, many steroids have same structure but some changes and they are passed on as new steroid.
- jcranmer 7y agoUS patent law states that "compositions of matter" (i.e., drug molecules) are patentable.
- thaumasiotes 7y agoTo be fair, any physical device, like a printing press, is also a "composition of matter".