Patients pay the price when pharma companies abuse the patent system on: December 03, 2022, 09:28:18 pm #1 This is an interview but the transcript appears as well. The abbreviation IP is used for intellectual property.From MedPage Today (November 25, 2022)--"Pharma Companies Abuse the Patent System, and Patients Pay the Price": Opinion | Pharma Companies Abuse the Patent System, and Patients Pay the Price Priti Krishtel, JD, on how the U.S. patent system has bit.ly Logged MS Speaks--online for 20 yearsSPMS, diagnosed 1980. Avonex 2001-2004. Copaxone 2007-2010. Glatopa (glatiramer acetate 40mg 3 times/week) 12/16/20 - 3/16/24.