Innovation
John Edwards calls for prizes to replace monopolies as innovation incentive for new drugs
Submitted by James Love on 15. June 2007 - 12:49The John Edwards campaign has issued a statement endorsing prizes as an “alternative to patent monopolies” for new drugs and other inventions. Details from the campaign are here. This is a good start. My comment in the Huffington Post is here: John Edwards: Prizes, Not Patent Monopolies.
Views on the 60th World Health Assembly IGWG resolution
Submitted by thiru on 27. May 2007 - 22:00On 23 May 2007, the 60th World Health Assembly, the World Health Organization’s highest governing body, adopted resolution WHA60.30 on Public health, innovation and intellectual property. This resolution bolstered the work program of WHO’s Intergovernmental Working Group on Public health, innovation and intellectual property (IGWG/PHI). This is the key operative section of the resolution, and the reactions by several key persons.
