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Talha Syed

  • Lecturer, UC Berkeley Law

Talha Syed teaches Intellectual Property, Antitrust, Torts, and Legal Theory at UC Berkeley Law. His research focuses on these fields, as well as theories of distributive justice, all from a “law and political economy” (LPE) perspective. He has most recently published “Does Pharma Need Patents?” in the Yale Law Journal and is working on the foundations of a distinctive LPE approach to legal and social theory. In that vein, he has recently participated in a series of debates and symposia on this front, including here and here.

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Rethinking Pharmaceutical Innovation Policy

Article By Talha Syed | May 19, 2025

Misaligned incentives account for many of the most troubling features of the pharmaceutical industry’s present practices and performance.