E-Drug: Two UNDP publications - India and patents
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Dear E-druggers
You may find the following two reports on intellectual property rights issues of interest:
1. The report entitled “Five years into the product patent regime: India’s
response“ is intended to be a contribution towards understanding the
continued role of India as a supplier of affordable medicines five years
after having complied with the TRIPS Agreement. The report compiles three
main studies commissioned by UNDP by: Sudip Chaudhuri, Chan Park and K. M.
Gopakumar. The studies demonstrate that developments in India have impacts
well beyond its borders, given the reliance thus far of much of the global
market, especially in developing countries and LDCs, on the supply of
low-cost, quality Indian generic pharmaceutical products. The studies
analyze the role of both the Indian pharmaceutical industry and the Indian
legal system in building a post-TRIPS scenario that continue to be conducive
to sourcing affordable medicines.
http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/publication/?version=live&id=3089934
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2. The *Good Practice Guide: Improving Access to Treatment by Utilizing Public
Health Flexibilities in the WTO TRIPS Agreement *has been prepared by the
UNDP HIV/AIDS Group at the Bureau for Development Policy. In line with the
objectives of the UNAIDS Strategy 2011 – 2015 “Getting to Zero”, the Good
Practice Guide explains the impact of and connection between intellectual
property rights and access to treatment. The Guide analyses many of the
public health flexibilities in the TRIPS Agreement and provides examples
where and how have they been used by national governments. This Guide can be
used by legislators, policy makers and government officials in discussions
on adopting or reforming relevant legislation, in the process of formulating
national IPR and public health policies, as well as in negotiating WTO
accession agreements, or bilateral trade agreements that contain reference
to IPR obligations. As a tool, this Good Practice Guide provides the basics.
http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/publication/?version=live&id=3089678
http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/publication/?version=live&id=3089678
Regards
Tenu Avafia
tavafia@gmail.com