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Sinfah Tunsarawuth pour Intellectual Property Watch BANGKOK – L’Indonésie envisage actuellement d’exercer les droits prévus par sa législation pour produire, sans l’autorisation des titulaires de brevets, des versions meilleur marché de trois nouveaux médicaments contre le VIH Le pays a…
Par William New L’Organisation internationale de la Santé (OMS), qui a beaucoup débattu des questions relatives aux droits de propriété intellectuelle ces dernières années, a procédé à une réorganisation de ses activités en plaçant le groupe chargé de ces questions…
Por William New La Organización Mundial de la Salud, que ha estado inmersa en un intenso debate sobre los derechos de la propiedad intelectual en los últimos años, ha reestructurado su gestión de estas cuestiones al elevar la Propiedad Intelectual…
Por Sinfah Tunsarawuth para Intellectual Property Watch BANGKOK – Indonesia está considerando ejercer el derecho amparado por sus leyes de producir versiones más económicas de tres medicamentos adicionales patentados contra el VIH/SIDA sin el permiso de los titulares de patentes,…
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…
In the ongoing WHO debate over the sharing of virus strains and benefits accruing from that sharing (including potential patenting), Indonesia has been facing off against much of the developed world and its industry in seeking new strong measures to…
By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – South Korea has been urged to strengthen its intellectual property rules in order to sign a free trade agreement with the European Union. Talks are underway between the EU and the…
By William New The politically explosive issue of ensuring everyone benefits from vaccines in the event of an influenza pandemic is the subject of a negotiation underway at the World Health Organization this week. The work of the member governments…
By William New The World Health Organization, which has intensively debated intellectual property rights issues in recent years, has restructured its management of the issues, elevating IP to the director general’s office. “[The restructuring] shows the importance that the director…
Por William New Los Estados miembros de la Organización Mundial de la Salud culminaron una intensa semana de negociaciones sobre las formas de mejorar el acceso al cuidado de la salud para las poblaciones más pobres con un significativo avance…
William New Les gouvernements membres de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) ont achevé une semaine de négociations intense sur la manière d’améliorer l’accès des populations les plus démunies aux soins médicaux. Ils ont notamment réalisé des progrès considérables concernant…
By William New The member governments of the World Health Organization finished an intensive week of negotiations on ways to improve access to healthcare for poorer populations with significant progress on a framework. But difficult work remains for the next…