The loss of patents will significantly decrease revenue and profits on the products that relied on those patents to reduce competition. Typically, companies get many years to develop a drug and sell it to the public in a competition-free environment. This allows them to recoup development cost for the drug and earn a return on the drugs investment. The loss of patent protection means the drug is subjected to intense competition, which quickly drop the price for the drop. … "" will have a long-term negative impact on this entity, which subtracts from the entity's value. This statements will have a short-term negative impact on this entity, which subtracts from its value.