Patent reform in the US: what's at stake for pharmaceutical innovation?

摘要

The current patent landscape in the US has not undergone major legislative reform since 1952. The US Senate version of the most recently proposed patent reform legislation puts forward a number of rule changes that could impact the pharmaceutical industry. Among the bill's major provisions are, moving to a first-to-file system, changes to post-grant review and reexamination procedures, and damages reform.