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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.
Between 1790 and 1984, only 1.5 percent of those receiving patents were women, notes Sabra Chartrand in the New York Times . From 1984 to 1996, that increased to 9.2 percent.
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.
The Los Angeles Times--which fronts the Social Security news in a story that splits the difference between the other two papers--leads instead with a story about a Maryland biotech firm that has made remarkable progress in cracking the genetic code and is seeking patents for 6,000 of its research finds.
This contribution is enforced by trade agreements, which require the granting of patents to prevent ‘free riding’ via the purchase of generic drugs (see Box 1).