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Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory?

By Donald Zuhn, Kevin Noonan, Chris Singer, Sherri Oslick, and Jason Derry

Obama Administration Pushes for Lower Data Exclusivity Period By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Obama administration is reported to be pushing for a lower data exclusivity period than the 12-year period contained in both the House and Senate versions of the health care reform bill. This latest twist was reported by Steve Usdin in BioCentury on Saturday. According to the report, the President informed Congressional Democratic leaders of his opposition in a meeting at the White House last week. Specifically, on Wednesday, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) asked the President whether he supported the 12-year data exclusivity period in the bill....

Full post as published by Patent Docs on January 18, 2010 (boomark / email).