Pretty good patent news! It shouldn't take this much work to cut a flawed patent down to harmless size, but mccoysm and Torbjørn Ludvigsen are heroes for doing it.

Big congrats and big thanks. 👏🏆🦸

The Patent Office should be protecting the people invalid patents harm, not the companies that rely on them to profit off productive--and genuinely creative--efforts of others.

Help us remind them to put the public's interest first.

So excited to be a part of this important conversation about patents & drug prices-please join!

Thanks to EFF and @Joemullin, there's an easy way to stand up for the public's right to challenge patents that shouldn't exist (and a great explanation of why we need to): eff.org/deeplinks/2023….

SCOTUS just saved enablement law and the health of patients with heart disease taking Praluent. Maybe its patented rival, Repatha, will get cheaper too. 👏

Now, to get the USPTO to reject applications that don't enable others to make what they claim...
supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf…

How did the government lose a jury trial on infringement?

Some patent claims were so broad they just required giving the components of Gilead's drug to a primate without an immunodeficiency retrovirus.

The trial transcripts can't come soon enough.

Listening now, and amazed how often Director Vidal offers to speak 'off line' and 'off the record' instead of answering questions directly. Why can't she talk openly about the the PTO's authority to issue discretionary denials?

We're calling on Congress to protect our ability to challenge invalid patents that thwart competition, spike prices, and spur litigation -- with U.S. PIRG , Public Citizen, R Street Institute T1International, Michigan United, & Public Innovation Project.
Our letter: bit.ly/3VpuT2p

Given the one-sided hearing that happened this week, PIRG's report on patent abuse and drug pricing is more important than ever: pirg.org/resources/the-…

Patent cases are goldmines for litigation funders and may be strategic tools for foreign governments. We need more transparency now. dcjournal.com/a-wake-up-call…