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Auctioning the cure

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Intellectual property isn't something you can see or touch. Yet some companies are trying to sell medical patents the same way antiques dealers sell ancient coins or fine art—at live auctions. Will this new model work? Cassandra Willyard explores the weird world of intellectual property auctions.

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Willyard, C. Auctioning the cure. Nat Med 17, 528–530 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0511-528

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