Obtaining European patent protection for medical uses of known products is not a key factor limiting repurposing activity.
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The research was supported, in part, by a Novo Nordisk Foundation Grant for a scientifically independent Collaborative Research Programme in Biomedical Innovation Law (grant no. NNF17SA027784).
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Aboy, M., Liddell, K., Jordan, M. et al. European patent protection for medical uses of known products and drug repurposing. Nat Biotechnol 40, 465–471 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-022-01269-3
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