"Abusing" the patent laws? Isn't this exactly what these laws were made for? Not that I am defending Big Pharma, but the generic producers are profiting on res

"Abusing" the patent laws? Isn't this exactly what these laws were made for? Not that I am defending Big Pharma, but the generic producers are profiting on research that they did not fund. It has a number of good effects sure, but I can understand why there are powers that find this unacceptable and want to stop it.