Welch Hosts Capitol Hill Briefing with Patients and Experts on Big Pharma's Efforts to Block Competition Through Patent Thickets
February 06, 2024
February 06, 2024
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) hosted a panel discussion with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), health care experts, and patient advocates, focused on Big Pharma's use of so-called patent 'thickets' to prevent generic and biosimilar drugs from entering the market, and the harmful impacts of patent thickets on everyday patients. The discussion focused on new bipartisan, bicameral legislation Sens. Welch and K . . .
Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) hosted a panel discussion with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), health care experts, and patient advocates, focused on Big Pharma's use of so-called patent 'thickets' to prevent generic and biosimilar drugs from entering the market, and the harmful impacts of patent thickets on everyday patients. The discussion focused on new bipartisan, bicameral legislation Sens. Welch and K . . .