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STAT+: Drugmakers rely on ‘use codes’ to vastly expand the nature of their patent claims, STAT analysis shows

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patent system by the pharmaceutical industry, moves by some drugmakers to expand their patent claims appear to be delaying the arrival of lower-cost generic medicines to the marketplace, according to a STAT analysis.  Amid debate over potential abuse of the U.S.