patent evergreening
Conspiracy theories tagged "patent evergreening."
2 articles
Mixed
Big Pharma Suppression
The theory that pharmaceutical corporations suppress effective, affordable treatments to protect profitable drugs. Confirmed cases and unproven claims examined.
1950s · United States · Arthur Sackler, Martin Shkreli, Marcia Angell
Confirmed
Pharmaceutical Patent Evergreening
Pharmaceutical companies routinely file trivial modifications to existing drug patents to extend monopoly pricing by decades, blocking cheaper generics — a confirmed, legal but widely criticized practice.
1980 · United States · Pharmaceutical companies, FDA, Patent office