title: Use patents can be useful: the case of rescued drugs.
abstract: Contrary to conventional wisdom, use patents can have both commercial and therapeutic value.
authors.affiliation: School of Law, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA. Duke Law Center for Innovation Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA. rai@law.duke.edu.
authors.forename: Arti K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.affiliation: School of Law, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
authors.forename: Grant
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rice
mesh_terms: D017277:Drug Approval; D004345:Drug Industry; D058492:Drug Repositioning; D006801:Humans; D010330:Patents as Topic; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical