I aim to shed light on the extent to which advance in the life sciences was directed by the profit motive and the availability of the patent system … and on the ways that the patent ‘institution’ evolved in response to science and to interest groups, mainly business ones, but also legal practitioners associated with […]

How do you know the government is upset about paying out all its money for health care? When you’re required to pay a record $2.3 billion civil and criminal penalty over unlawful prescription drug promotions. The U.S. Department of Justice levied the largest criminal fine in U.S. history against Pfizer after accusing the drug company […]