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Wikileaks cables on the US opposition to Philippines legislation on affordable medicines
Submitted by James Love on 3. September 2011 - 7:44From KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (http://keionline.org/wikileaks)
From September 19, 2005 to January 15, 2010, the US Department of State sent dozens of cables from Manila reporting on disputes in the Philippines regarding IPR and the pricing of pharmaceutical drugs. Much of the U.S. advocacy in the Philippines was done in close cooperation with Pfizer.
India, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Egypt: Consolidated proposals for Chair’s Summary
Submitted by thiru on 8. May 2009 - 4:57May 8, 2009
The following text was submitted by the Like-Minded Group (India, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Egypt) on Friday, 8 May 2009, for consideration by the PCT Working Group. It is a best endeavor to consolidate the four proposals made yesterday by the African Group, Group B, GRULAC and the aforementioned like-minded Group.
CONSOLIDATED PROPOSALS FOR CHAIR’S SUMMARY
India, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Egypt: Inputs for chair’s summary proposed
Submitted by thiru on 7. May 2009 - 9:51India, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Egypt have just provided inputs for the Chair’s (Canada, Alan Troicuk, Senior Counsel, Canadian Intellectual Property Office), Summary of the Working Group of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The Philippines made the intervention on behalf of the group of like minded countries.
Inputs for chair’s summary proposed by group of like minded countries
PhRMA’s Aggressive Special 301 submission for the Philippines
Submitted by James Love on 12. March 2009 - 7:01One of the more aggressive PhRMA submissions to the USTR Special 301 list is the section on the Philippines. Excerpts, which are given below, illustrate the breath of PhRMA’s demands on the USTR.
