Paucity of intellectual property rights information in the US biologics system a decade after passage of the Biosimilars Act

PLoS Med. 2024 Apr 25;21(4):e1004381. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004381. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Abstract

In this Policy Forum piece, Robin Feldman discusses how current legislation contributes to informational deficits around drug patents for biologic drugs in the United States.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biological Products
  • Biosimilar Pharmaceuticals*
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Property*
  • Legislation, Drug
  • Patents as Topic / legislation & jurisprudence
  • United States
  • United States Food and Drug Administration / legislation & jurisprudence

Substances

  • Biosimilar Pharmaceuticals
  • Biological Products

Grants and funding

The author received no specific funding for this work.