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Interesting question for legally-minded HN'ers: Would isolating the drug from urine bypass the patent? I.e. if the patent holder already got their royalty whe
by csense 12y ago
Interesting question for legally-minded HN'ers: Would isolating the drug from urine bypass the patent? I.e. if the patent holder already got their royalty when the initial batch was sold in the factory, would the royalty have to be paid again when the urine extract is sold?
- ajcarpy2005 12y agoYou probably wouldn't get in trouble for using it for yourself but trying to commercialize it would likely land you in hot er...water.
- gizmo686 12y agoI suspect that the first sale doctrine would apply, in the same way that I do not need to pay a royalty to resale my patent encumbered phone. FDA approval might be tricky though.