Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Chemical patent" in English language version.
For one, in pharmaceuticals, as in organic and agricultural chemicals, patent claims tend to define products especially precisely. ..." "Second, once a particular molecule is identified as a potentially effective therapeutic medium, it must be carried through expensive clinical trials to prove its safety and efficacy. ..." "Third, absent patent protection or regulatory barriers to imitation, imitators might spend a very few million dollars on product formulation, process development, and clinical trials (typically on 24 human subjects) required to prove therapeutic equivalence and bring their generic substitutes onto the market in competition with the company that has incurred huge discovery and clinical testing costs. ..." "It is for these three reasons together that patents are accorded such high importance by pharmaceutical manufacturers.
patents are key in the pharmaceutical sector, as they allow companies to recoup their often very considerable investments and to be rewarded for their innovative efforts
For one, in pharmaceuticals, as in organic and agricultural chemicals, patent claims tend to define products especially precisely. ..." "Second, once a particular molecule is identified as a potentially effective therapeutic medium, it must be carried through expensive clinical trials to prove its safety and efficacy. ..." "Third, absent patent protection or regulatory barriers to imitation, imitators might spend a very few million dollars on product formulation, process development, and clinical trials (typically on 24 human subjects) required to prove therapeutic equivalence and bring their generic substitutes onto the market in competition with the company that has incurred huge discovery and clinical testing costs. ..." "It is for these three reasons together that patents are accorded such high importance by pharmaceutical manufacturers.
patents are key in the pharmaceutical sector, as they allow companies to recoup their often very considerable investments and to be rewarded for their innovative efforts
