COMP SERVICES (CMPS), MIND MEDICINE MINDMED by MIND MEDICINE MINDMED INC. (MMEDF) - Psyched: The Patents Dilemma, Compass 2020 Earnings, New Psilocybin Bill In NY
The conversation began last month when Compass Pathways (NASDAQ:CMPS) introduced a series of patent applications for elements of psilocybin-assisted therapy as basic as using soft furniture, playing music and holding the hand of a patient, as patent lawyer Graham Pechenik noted on Twitter. What seemed like a conversation about securing method patents grew into a larger — and very necessary — debate on whether or not it’s morally acceptable for companies to claim rights on broader aspects of psychedelic medicine. This includes IP on therapeutic molecules, some of which have existed i...