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7 hours agoTrump's New Pharma Tariffs Could Drive Up Medical Costs, Patient Advocates Warn
New tariffs up to 100% on foreign pharmaceuticals aim to enhance U.S. national security and public health.
This week in Other Barks & Bites: news reports indicate that the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Weaponization Working Group is looking into Biden-era secret review processes for pharmaceutical and AI patents at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); the Federal Circuit corrects the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's (TTAB's) application of the DuPont factors with regards to the scope of similar goods and services; USPTO Director John Squires signals a commitment to patent eligibility for medical diagnostics and crypto patents in his first few
President Trump outlined details of the framework trade deal with the EU, mentioning a small tariff on pharmaceuticals that will increase significantly over the next one to one and a half years.