What is the role of the
#patentsystem in countering
#algorithmic #surveillance that risks human rights? My recent book chapter weights in on the applicability of ordre public exceptions to
#surveillant #AI
inventions. The patent law does not allow to interfere with dual use. The system is also not equipped to assess the impacts of such technologies. However, the patent systems contribute to the transparency of such systems, enabling their closer scrutiny https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-68599-0_33

O AbbVie, you used the patent law
To keep competition at a draw
Your monopoly was sad
But now, it's time to be glad
As competition comes to restore us all

#abbvie #humira #patentsystem #monopoly #ode #poetry

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/28/business/humira-abbvie-monopoly.html

How a Drug Company Made $114 Billion by Gaming the U.S. Patent System

AbbVie for years delayed competition for its blockbuster drug Humira, at the expense of patients and taxpayers. The monopoly is about to end.