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A patent is a property right granted by the United States, and by other nations, with the purpose to give the .
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holder the exclusive right to exclude others from manufacture, use, or sale of the invention for a period of time, usually 14 years. It's not right for a company to go against a corporations like Bayer, considering the time and effort that was put into creating this product Cipro, and to go and steal it, and produce it. The generic companies can say that they are not going to profit from the product, and are just supporting the United States in a time of need.
Cipro has a shaky patent. When it was challenged by Barr Laboratories a few years ago and brought it to their attention Bayer settled by paying them 32-40 million dollars a year to keep it private. Bayer AG has threatened to sue any corporation who does break the law for patent infringement and will take the case to court.
The drug patent problemIs one of the most difficult issues remaining," said an official at the WTO's (World Trade Organization) Geneva headquarters.It's really proven a tough nut to crack,? the official said, adding that the WTO leadership spent most of last weekend trying to strike a deal, without success. .
The U.S. does in a way want to break the patent law and .
produce Cipro because economically they would save a lot of .
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money. There will be major problems if they do breach the patent laws because people after that will never listen to them and it would become a disaster, for patent corporations. .
It is unethical and illegal for the United States and the generic brands to violate the rights of the patent because Bayer is the one that created it. It is also unethical, even though it is legal for Bayer to be making a profit like they are in a situation like this, to an friend of Germany. Bayer should lower profit margin and help out a friend. .
I do not think it is right for a company to go against and break the right that Bayer has, which is hold the patent to Cipro.