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Jocelyn Ulrich of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), testified at the Senate Committee Hearing
23 May 2024NewsBig PharmaSarah Speight

Senators grill witnesses in bid to pin patent abuse on Big Pharma

US Senate committee accuses drug companies of ‘gaming’ the patent system | Industry representatives interrogated during hearing | ‘Playing games with patents has to stop’, says one Senator.

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