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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
evergreen .
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In reality, patents often suppress invention rather than promote it: drugs are "evergreened" when patents are on the verge of running out - companies buy up the patents of potential rivals in order to prevent them being turned into products.
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In reality, patents often suppress invention rather than promote it: drugs are "evergreened" when patents are on the verge of running out - companies buy up the patents of potential rivals in order to prevent them being turned into products.
Technology news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk John Sulston 2009
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