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Paragraph 6 system: Brazilian intervention at the WTO TRIPS Council
Submitted by thiru on 1. November 2010 - 7:00On Wednesday, 27 October 2010, Brazil delivered the following intervention during the annual review of the Paragraph 6 system at the WTO TRIPS Council. The Brazilian intervention followed Canada's detailed explanation of her use of the Paragraph 6 system in the Apotex/Rwanda case. The Brazilian intervention voiced concern over the future prospects of access to competitively priced second and third line ARVs raising questions as to whether the Paragraph 6 system would be economically viable for generic producers.
FT on Dutch Seizures of Generic Abacavir
Submitted by James Love on 5. March 2009 - 0:01In today’s Financial Times, Andrew Jack, Frances Williams and Michael Steen report on Dutch seizure of generic Abacavir in transit to Africa:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a0a0a9e-0928-11de-b8b0-0000779fd2ac.html
Dozens of HIV patients have been placed at risk after the Dutch authorities seized consignments of Indian-made medicines shipped via Schipol airport for distribution to clinics in Nigeria, a multilateral agency yesterday said.
Collective Management of IPR & Patent Pools
KEI has been researching and advocating for the collective management of Intellectual Property Rights and the use of patent pools to promote both new innovation and access to medicines.
