"Wild Card" Patent Extensions Part Of Second-Round Biodefense Legislation
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Sens. Lieberman (D-Conn.) and Hatch (R-Utah) plan to introduce BioShield II legislation to provide intellectual property and tax incentives to induce companies to enter biodefense industry. Firms would also need greater liability protection, Lieberman counsel Chuck Ludlam says.