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In Memoriam: Dilip Shah (1941-2019)
Dilip Shah was passionately committed to the twin causes of promoting fair access to medicines around the world, and to the success of the local Indian pharmaceutical industry. A bright…
D G Shah, Founder Of Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, Dies At Age 77: Economic Times
Dilip Shah, founder of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) the organisation that represented the interests of Indian drug makers passed away in Mumbai on Friday. He was 77. Known in…
Faced With Unreasonable Medicines Prices, The Netherlands Introduces Pharmacy Exemption In Patent Law
Ellen ‘t Hoen writes: On 1 February 2019, article 53(3), second sentence of the Dutch Patent Act 1995 came into force introducing a patent exemption for the preparation of medicines…
California Startup Brainbase Building Breakthrough Online IP Licensing Platform
Brainbase, a California tech startup with a team in Estonia, has received US$1M in seed funding to build an “end-to-end product ecosystem for intellectual property licensing” that could change the…
EU Members Adopt Plan To Make Europe A Leader In Artificial Intelligence
The European Council of member states has adopted an all-encompassing plan to make Europe a global leader in artificial intelligence and integrate AI into all aspects of regional life. The…
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ASEAN IP Offices Discuss Regional Trademark System
The national intellectual property offices of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this week advanced work on developing a regional trademark registration system, according to …
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WTO IP Council: Praise For Public-Private Partnerships, Use Of Competition Law To Fight High Drug Prices
At the World Trade Organization Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) – which met on 13 February and finished in one day – discussions on IP and innovation, and IP …
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Agreement On SPC Manufacturing Waiver Reached, Benefitting EU Generic, Biosimilar Industry
The European Council reached a political agreement today on the SPC Manufacturing Waiver, which will allow the manufacture of generic and biosimilar medicines in the European Union for export and stoc…
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South Africa’s Copyright Amendment Bill Still Moving
Copyright law stakeholders and pundits are keeping a close watch on the progress of South Africa’s Copyright Amendment Bill, as it makes its way to the National Council of Provinces in Parliament this…
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EU Copyright Rules: Provisional Deal Struck On Changes
The European Council's Romanian presidency announced today it has struck a provisional agreement with the EU Parliament on a draft directive that makes changes to existing European Union copyright rul…
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‘No More Paying For The Rich World’s Medicine’ – White House
The Trump administration yesterday made some firm statements about reducing health care and drug prices for American consumers and making costs more transparent. The statements again appear to focus o…
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