Patenting and Pricing Eliquis, Ozempic, and Other Medicare-Targeted Drugs
Patenting and Pricing Eliquis, Ozempic, and Other Medicare-Targeted Drugs  
Podcast: The Capitol Forum Podcast
Published On: Tue Jul 29 2025
Description: Teddy Downey, Executive Editor of The Capitol Forum, sits down with Tahir Amin, co-founder of I-MAK, to discuss the pharmaceutical industry’s misuse of the U.S. patent system—and what it costs American patients and taxpayers.They dive into I-MAK’s new report, Overpatented, Overpriced, and explore: How drugs like Eliquis and Ozempic are protected by dozens to hundreds of patents The role of patent term extensions, follow-on patents, and settlement deals in delaying generic competition How companies like Novo Nordisk and BMS generate tens of billions in additional revenue through strategic patenting Why the Hatch-Waxman Act and USPTO are failing to protect patients and the public interest  Full report: https://www.i-mak.org/overpatented/