patent

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In July of that year, Humira’s patent expired.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

In 2025, two years after its patent expired, and at a $7,000 list price, Humira still had 72% of the market.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Fleming and Insead professor of strategy Jasjit Singh analyzed millions of patent filings in a 2010 study to determine whether teams or individuals were responsible for the most successful inventions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The team has also submitted a provisional patent for this work.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

If patent rights, capitalism, and certain religions do promote technology, what selected for those factors in postmedieval Europe but not in contemporary China or India?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond