Now, at least in theory (according to Planned Parenthood, there remain many obstacles, including retailers' choosing not to stock the item), any woman or girl can buy Plan B One-Step (and only that, because its maker, Teva Pharmaceuticals, was granted market exclusivity) right off the shelf.
The same first-month exclusivity right can be further sliced and diced by market (for instance, Spotify in the US, Rdio in Europe and Google Play everywhere else), by format (if Deezer has the worldwide exclusive on uncompressed tracks), and so on.
Because that generic company also has exclusivity rights, no other generic companies can enter the market.
Andrx and Genpharm have joint exclusivity rights from the Food and Drug Administration to market a generic version of Prilosec, the lawyers said.
"Marco Rubio does not have a patent or exclusivity rights on the American Dream!" said Adam Sharon, a spokesman for Mr. Meek, in an e-mail.
After nearly three and a half years, the commission reached the preliminary conclusion that the company misinformed national drug patent authorities within the European Union about the date of registration of Losec in order to qualify for a five-year extension of its exclusivity rights, the commission said in a statement.
For one thing, two other companies, the Andrx Corporation and Genpharm, a unit of Merck of Germany, have 180-day exclusivity rights to market generic omeprazole, which they received from the Food and Drug Administration by being the first to file to make the drug.
As stated earlier, Verizon will have an exclusivity rights on the Thunder unless it meets a quota.
It's difficult to compete with the cable networks for exclusivity rights, but their streaming selection still pales in comparison to DVDs.
After Toys R Us won its lawsuit against Amazon.com over exclusivity rights in March, the toymaker chose Rubin's GSI Commerce for its e-commerce technology, customer care and interactive marketing.
The release was set for nearly a year after the original availability of the Xbox 360 version, after the expiration of the Xbox 360 exclusivity rights for the game.
