RE: [dvd-discuss] Celebs against shorter patent duration

[Richard Hartman <hartman(at)onetouch.com>]

Ok, so they change the color from pink to blue
and can patent the new blue pill for a new term ... 
isn't the pink formulation still released when the 
original patent term expires?


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-Richard M. Hartman
hartman@onetouch.com

186,000 mi/sec: not just a good idea, it's the LAW!



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean Sanchez [mailto:DSANCHEZ@fcci-group.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 8:31 AM
> To: dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu
> Subject: RE: [dvd-discuss] Celebs against shorter patent duration
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> Actually, there is already an extension available to the drug 
> patents.  That's what the generic companies are shooting at 
> to remove.  A company can change the color of a pill or the 
> package and get an extension on the patent.  This is what the 
> battle is about.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael A Rolenz [mailto:Michael.A.Rolenz@aero.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 11:01 AM
> To: dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu
> Subject: Re: [dvd-discuss] Celebs against shorter patent duration
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> Ditto....did you notice that the drug companies have taken 
> yet another 
> swipe at generic drugs....You can bet money that the next 
> thing will be 
> the Drug Patent Term Extension Act (DPTEA - pronounded 
> DIP-TEA)....one of 
> the other problems with the continual term extensions for 
> copyright is 
> that it also encourages the "me too" for other 
> industries....if copyright 
> is so awful long and that's a good thing why not increase patent 
> protection too....
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> mickeym <mickeym@mindspring.com>
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> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,64584,00.html
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> I wasn't aware that there was a bill to shorten the patent 
> duration for 
> drugs, but it doesn't surprise me who else (besides the drug 
> co's) would 
> be against it. I still can't reconcile the huge difference between 
> patent vs copyright duration. I suppose I'm actually okay with the 17 
> year patent, in contrast to the 95+ year copyright.
> 
> mickeym
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