Which only further proves my point that the issue is the FDA gatekeeping. Patents in and of themselves do not provide any sort of legal basis that prevents competition. Were "Big Pharma" at the root of the issue, you'd see generics and brand names being the same price.
Who said they were? The point is that they were and that was why it took as long as it did. No one forced the FDA to do it. There was no gun to their head. They disrupted patent law by allowing it to happen, thus they are entirely at fault for it.
Which only further proves my point that the issue is the FDA gatekeeping. Patents in and of themselves do not provide any sort of legal basis that prevents competition. Were "Big Pharma" at the root of the issue, you'd see generics and brand names being the same price.
No it doesn't further prove your point.
The FDA wasn't running interference for Mylan out of the goodness of their heart.
Who said they were? The point is that they were and that was why it took as long as it did. No one forced the FDA to do it. There was no gun to their head. They disrupted patent law by allowing it to happen, thus they are entirely at fault for it.