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OECD Report Presents Policies To Balance Innovation With Access To Medicines
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has released a new report that presents policy options for countries to strike a better balance between promoting financial incentives for pharmaceutical…
Google, YouTube Accused Of Disinformation, Scaremongering By European Authors
European creators are alleging a scaremongering campaign by YouTube, and more than 30 entities representing creators in France say Google and YouTube are leading a massive fake information campaign against…
Transparency Of Patent Status Key For Health Actors: Databases Presented At WIPO
Information on the status of patents can be key for medicines procurement agencies seeking to know if they can source cheaper generic products. Several databases providing free information on patent…
Health Advocacy Groups Appeal EPO Decision To Uphold Gilead Hepatitis C Patent
Six organisations, including Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF, Doctors Without Borders), today appealed a European Patent Office decision to uphold Gilead Science’s patent on hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir.
As Blockchain Inventions Explode, EPO Says It’s Ready To Meet Patent Demand
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS — The number of blockchain inventions is mushrooming, and the European Patent Office wants to ensure it handles the increasing patent applications consistently, officials said at a…
Defending Fair Use In South Africa
Sean Flynn, Peter Jaszi, and Mike Carroll write: On Wednesday the South African National Assembly vote on the Copyright Amendment Bill, which includes a new “fair use” right. Learned professors…