Keyword: patent
From Brands to Generics - No Monopoly, No Competition (7/31/2002)
By providing incentives for brand-name drug companies to fund expensive R&D, temporary patents for expensive blockbuster drugs inadvertently lead to cheaper generic rivals when the patents expire.
Keywords: bioequivalent, brand-name drugs, competition, Generic drugs, Hatch-Waxman Act, monopoly, patent, prescription drugs
Market Entry (7/7/2006)
Barriers to market entry result in different market structure.
Keywords: barrier, capacity, capital, De Soto, durable goods, excessive entry, financing, innovative products, kickbacks, Market entry, market structure, mature products, patent, product cycle, profit, replacement purchases, tragedy of the commons, underground economy, World Bank
Power Play (7/31/2002)
Market competition requires a balance of power between buyers and sellers.
Keywords: balance of power, brand-name drugs, Generic drugs, Hatch-Waxman Act, HMO, managed care, patent, prescription drugs, Prozac
The Patent Fence (2/26/2005)
Most business process patents serve only to slow down business progress without encouraging more inventions.
Keywords: Amazon.com, business process, copyright, innovation, open-source, patent