E-DRUG: Patents expiration database?
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Dear friends,
Can someone suggest a specific website where information on patents / and
patent expiration of all the medicinal products can be found.
Thanks and regards,
Lokesh Madanji
India
lokeshmadanji@yahoo.co.in
[Patent expiry dates are in principle public, but difficult to find, and
need expert knowledge for interpretation.
MSF recently published an excellent review:
www.accessmed-msf.org/documents/patents_2003.pdf
For patents and trademarks, also have a look at www.cptech.org
For protection of data under TRIPS, see
www.southcentre.org/publications/protection/protection.pdf
South Centre has more documents about patents etc: see www.southcentre.org
then go to publications
WB]
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