I-MAK Defends ‘Patent Thicket’ Claims In Response To Thom Tillis Letter
The Organization Was Accused By The Senator Of Peddling Inaccuracies
Executive Summary
The Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge has responded to criticisms leveled by North Carolina senator Thom Tillis at a report it published in 2018. The report accuses pharmaceutical firms of using patent thickets to suppress generic and biosimilar competition in the US market.
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