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But even after the neon patents expired in the '30s and the form boomed, signs stayed expensive.
Many universities hope to strike it rich with patents, but this is as foolish as playing the lottery, since most “technology licensing offices” don't even cover their operating costs.
Third, the absence of patents would continue to keep prices low once drugs reached the market.
The root cause is patents.
If products were protected by patents or other intellectual property claims, the government could grant compulsory licenses (a procedure allowed by trade agreements to override monopoly rights on a patent, in return for compensation to rights owners; see Box 1) and permit rapid introduction of generic competition.