Comments on: Canadian Generic Drugmakers Fight Patent Law http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/12/canadian-generic-drugmakers-fight-patent-law/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:30:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Pier-Giorgio Fontana http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/12/canadian-generic-drugmakers-fight-patent-law/#comment-384856 Pier-Giorgio Fontana Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:04:46 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=18627#comment-384856 The article refers to a 20-year patent protection for new pharmaceuticals. It should be clarified that in general research-based pharma companies file for patent when a research compound appears to be pharmacologically active and likely to be successful. By the time all pre- and post-clinical activities are completed, including regulatory filing and Health Authorities' review and approval process, several years are eroded from the 20-years patent life. Thus the actual market exclusivity can be only a small fraction of those 20 years. Generic companies seem to exploit the public's general ignorance of the complex new drug development process. The article refers to a 20-year patent protection for new pharmaceuticals. It should be clarified that in general research-based pharma companies file for patent when a research compound appears to be pharmacologically active and likely to be successful. By the time all pre- and post-clinical activities are completed, including regulatory filing and Health Authorities’ review and approval process, several years are eroded from the 20-years patent life. Thus the actual market exclusivity can be only a small fraction of those 20 years.
Generic companies seem to exploit the public’s general ignorance of the complex new drug development process.

]]> By: Paul http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/12/canadian-generic-drugmakers-fight-patent-law/#comment-384809 Paul Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:54:32 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=18627#comment-384809 This seems crazy. 8 years already seems very few years in which to recoup R&D costs, and they want it reduced? Where do the generic companies think they are going to get the products to copy if the name brand companies don't have enough time to recoup investments and therefore will stop discovering. Very odd. This seems crazy. 8 years already seems very few years in which to recoup R&D costs, and they want it reduced?

Where do the generic companies think they are going to get the products to copy if the name brand companies don’t have enough time to recoup investments and therefore will stop discovering. Very odd.

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