[Halon]

I'm unsure what the article was intending to prove. Companies research and develop products, all kinds of companies (drug company in this case). They spent the time and money to develop this, and get a patent on it. This way they can be the only ones that can legally sell it, help to make back some of the money they spent developing it. Once the patent runs out, if they choose not to renew it, then others start copying it, bringing in competition, lowering the price on it across the board.

I don't see how this is any different then anything else. You get a patent after designing the first ever Tupperware. The patent on it expires, and in comes the competition. Now there's a ton of different tupperware brands on the market. A bunch are made right at the Reynolds plant in Rogers, for all different companies, with different names imprinted on them. How is that any different?

Does Valvoline make both Valvoline oil, and the generic oil for Napa? Does filters made by Wix come in both the Wix boxes, as well as under a generic name?

All these companies are killing us by double dipping?

Generics save consumers money, I don't understand what the complaint is.