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The Gist
A German corporation, LeadiX GmbH (operating as “Miraculix”), is attempting to patent basic quantitative test kits for nearly all classes of drugs, including opioids, based on colorimetric methods that have been in the scientific literature for nearly a century. They have sent a cease and desist letter to HRDS LLC (d.b.a. PurityTestKits.com), a project by DanceSafe founder Emanuel Sferios and harm reduction activist Matthew Aragón, demanding that they stop distributing their overdose prevention kits, and threatening to sue them.
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Relevant Documents
If you only have time to read one document, this letter by HRDS’s attorney, Delfina Homen, contains all the information you need to understand the situation, as well as why Miraculix’s actions may amount to unfair competition and violate antitrust laws, and why HRDS is sure to win any case brought against them before any court.
See our campaign page on Grassroots Harm Reduction to read more documents and details on the case.
Breaking News!
The USPTO has rejected their application, but they are still threatening to sue us.
Take Action
Help defend harm reduction and scientific integrity. Support open source access to basic drug checking technology. Demand that Miraculix withdraw their patent application, stop threatening to sue test kit manufacturers, and join the harm reduction community, which has always operated in the spirit of collaboration and cooperation to improve public health and save lives.
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Donate on GoFundMe!
Donate to Emanuel and Matt’s GoFundMe campaign raising money for their legal defense. Miraculix’s strategy appears to be to raise their legal costs in order to force them to back down. That won’t happen, but their costs have already started rising as they fight back to protect open source access to drug checking technology.
Spread the Word!
Share the campaign page and the GoFundMe on social media and with everyone you know who works in harm reduction or cares about people who use drugs. This is a precedent-setting issue that may influence how harm reduction technologies are developed and distributed in the future.
Emanuel and Matt are currently working on a quantitative fentanyl test, arguably the most important overdose prevention product after naloxone. The outcome of this fight may not just determine whether this product gets released, but also the freedom of anyone else to produce similar products for any drug.