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Greg Anos · 06-10-2008, 02:57 PM

Pieter, a loooong time is 20 years (max). Remember patent is limited to 20 years (much of which is burned up the the drug testing process). Once the 20 years are up, the third world can produce all the drug it wants, without paying big pharma.

06-10-2008, 02:57 PM	#37
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,532 Karma: 37057604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	Pieter, a loooong time is 20 years (max). Remember patent is limited to 20 years (much of which is burned up the the drug testing process). Once the 20 years are up, the third world can produce all the drug it wants, without paying big pharma.