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EU Says GI Products Would Benefit Asian Poor In Renewing IP Assistance

12/06/2009 by Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments

BANGKOK – The European Union told Asian countries Thursday that protecting geographical indications of their products would benefit their poor, rural people as the EU is offering to renew its intellectual property cooperation with regional countries with GI enforcement as a greater element.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Asia/Pacific, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Development, English, Europe, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WTO/TRIPS

Officials Urge Progress On Law To Boost Science, Innovation In Thailand

15/09/2008 by Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch BANGKOK – Recently enacted legislation establishing a national plan on science, technology and innovation is expected to boost Thailand’s competitiveness in science and technology, according to government officials. But it needs a renewed commitment and a budget, they told a conference here. “We shall see more scientific research […]

Filed Under: News, Venues, Asia/Pacific, English, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer

New Thai Minister May Review Compulsory Licences On Cancer Drugs

08/02/2008 by Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

By Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch BANGKOK – Thailand’s new Public Health Minister Chaiya Sasomsup said on Friday he might review the imposition of compulsory licences on three cancer treatment drugs by the previous government. “But review doesn’t mean cancelling the compulsory licences,” Chaiya told a group of 70 representatives of patients living with […]

Filed Under: News, Venues, Asia/Pacific, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Health & IP, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy

Thailand Avoids Compulsory Licence On Cancer Drug; 3 More Drugs Undecided

31/01/2008 by Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch BANGKOK – The Thai government has decided not to use its right to a compulsory licence on a Novartis cancer treatment drug after the company agreed to provide for free its patented drugs for cancer patients under a major government-sponsored health insurance programme. However, current Public Health Minister […]

Filed Under: News, Venues, Asia/Pacific, English, Health & IP, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy

Thailand Moves To Amend Copyright Law To Regulate Royalties

19/12/2007 by Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

By Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch BANGKOK – Thailand’s lawmakers on Tuesday finalised a draft bill to amend its copyrights law in an effort to regulate the collecting of royalties in domestic music industry, which bill proponents say has been subject to extortion by gangsters and corrupt law enforcers. The bill, finalised on 18 […]

Filed Under: News, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Asia/Pacific, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Regional Policy

Indonesia Mulls Compulsory Licences On Three More HIV/AIDS Drugs

26/11/2007 by Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch BANGKOK – Indonesia is considering exercising rights under its law to produce cheaper versions of three additional patented HIV/AIDS drugs without the patent-holders’ permission, after having used the measure earlier for three similar medicines. Three second-line antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for HIV/AIDS patients are in need in Indonesia, and […]

Filed Under: News, Venues, Asia/Pacific, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Health & IP, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer

Governments Urged To Use Compulsory Licences To Boost Drug Access

23/11/2007 by Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

By Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch BANGKOK – Thai and foreign public health campaigners on Friday urged governments to exercise their right over patent owners to provide access to cheaper essential medicines for the poor. They also called for a new global mechanism to encourage “humanitarian research” in which research and development of drugs […]

Filed Under: News, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Asia/Pacific, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, WTO/TRIPS

Thailand: Latest Talks With Patent Owners of Cancer Drugs Show Positive Results

05/11/2007 by Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch BANGKOK – Thai government officials said the latest round of negotiations with patent owners of cancer treatment drugs showed positive results with drug companies agreeing to make their supplies more available to certain cancer patients. But they stopped short of saying that the government would now have no […]

Filed Under: News, Venues, Asia/Pacific, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, English, Health & IP, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WTO/TRIPS

Thailand: 20 More Drugs In Pipeline For Possible Compulsory Licences

02/11/2007 by Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch BANGKOK – Thailand has in its pipeline about 20 more items of various patented drugs that could be candidates for compulsory licences, allowing the government to exercise its right over the patent owners to cut prices and make the medicines more available to the public, a senior Thai […]

Filed Under: News, Venues, Asia/Pacific, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Enforcement, English, Health & IP, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WHO

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