World Health Assembly Begins Discussion On Access To Medicines22/05/2018 By Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentOn the second day of this week’s annual World Health Assembly, delegates began discussing the issue of “shortages of, and access to, medicines and vaccines.” It is generally held that access to safe, efficacious, and affordable medicines is of paramount importance to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, but there seems to be no expeditious solution, and no lack of divergent views on how to get there.
Global Antimicrobial Resistance R&D Hub Launched At Health Assembly22/05/2018 By Damilola Adepeju for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentCountries, organisations and foundations came together today alongside the annual World Health Assembly to launch the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Development Hub (Global AMR R&D Hub).
O Paradoxo Das Patentes No Brasil E Suas Implicações Para O Acesso A Medicamentos22/05/2018 By Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentO sistema de patentes foi supostamente projetado para permitir a recuperação do investimento em pesquisa e desenvolvimento (P&D) de um novo produto, através da venda sob exclusividade por um período de tempo. Vários estudos relacionaram preços altos de medicamentos à situação de monopólio estabelecida pelo sistema de patentes e outros direitos de monopólio (como a exclusividade de dados). É bastante estabelecido que a existência de uma patente pode levar a preços altos devido à condição de mercado em que um produtor pode operar com exclusividade. Vários estudos relacionaram preços elevados de medicamentos à situação de monopólio estabelecida pelo sistema de patentes e outros direitos de monopólio (como a exclusividade de dados). Na ausência de concorrência, um produtor pode cobrar praticamente qualquer preço pelo seu produto. A concorrência, portanto, pode promover uma redução significativa de preços e aumentar o acesso.
US Patent System Remains 1st In The World, Despite Errors In Chamber Rankings21/05/2018 By Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment
The Patent Paradox In Brazil And Its Implications For Access To Medicines18/05/2018 By Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment
Brazilian Superior Court Of Justice Stops Patent Term Extension Attempts11/05/2018 By Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments
WHO Director Dr Tedros Opens First Annual World Health Assembly With ‘Keys For Success’21/05/2018 By Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment
Global Influenza Initiative Celebrates 10 Years, Adds Former WHO Official21/05/2018 By Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment
AI Takes Multidimensional Role In Emergency Response And Outbreaks20/05/2018 By Damilola Adepeju for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment
What You Can Learn From The Licensing Execs At The LESI Annual Conference 201808/05/2018 By Guest contributor for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment“Strong IP Drives the Bottom Line”: Licensing executives, technology transfer officers and attorneys from all over the world met under this theme at the annual conference of the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) in San Diego from April 30 to May 1, 2018.Each year, the LESI annual conference brings together the strategists, pioneers and deal makers of the world to exchange about the hot topics in licensing, technology transfer and the business of IP. Bastian July of GoodIP reports on what you can learn from the keynote speeches and workshops he attended.
