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To keep drug prices high, pharma has been piling up the patents

Ars Technica • Mon, 28 Sep 2026

To keep drug prices high, pharma has been piling up the patents

Add-on patents have increased drug patent periods from two years to over six.

What happened?

Add-on patents have increased drug patent periods from two years to over six.

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Add-on patents have increased drug patent periods from two years to over six.

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https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/09/to-keep-drug-prices-high-pharma-has-been-piling-up-the-patents/