Intellectual Property – Page 8

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.

By Rebecca Robbins

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Early Version of Disney’s Mickey Mouse Will Soon Be Public Property

The version of the iconic character from “Steamboat Willie” will enter the public domain in 2024. But those trying to take advantage could end up in a legal mousetrap.

By Brooks Barnes

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Lawsuit Takes Aim at the Way A.I. Is Built

A programmer is suing Microsoft, GitHub and OpenAI over artificial intelligence technology that generates its own computer code.

By Cade Metz

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With Promise of Legalization, Psychedelic Companies Joust Over Future Profits

Cash rich start-ups are filing scores of patent claims on hallucinogens like magic mushrooms. Researchers and patient advocates worry high prices will make the therapies unaffordable.

By Andrew Jacobs