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Tag Archives: Free Trade Agreement
Strong IP Protection is Critical Component of Trade Agreement
The next round of discussion on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) began yesterday in nearby Leesburg, VA. The TPP currently includes eleven countries (Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, U.S. and Vietnam) and other countries in the region, such as Japan and Korea, may join in the future. The TPP will set an important precedent for global trade rules. It is described by the U.S. Trade Representative as “an ambitious, 21st-century … Read More >
KORUS and BIO’s New Senior Vice President for International Affairs
Earlier this week, Joseph Damond joined BIO as Senior Vice President of International Affairs. He brings extensive experience in international affairs, trade and economics, most recently serving as Vice President of International Government Relations at Pfizer, Inc. He previously served as Deputy Vice President for International Affairs at PhRMA and as the Deputy Assistant for the Asia-Pacific region in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Joe will spearhead BIO’s international trade policy and help Read More >
Data Protection, Trans Pacific Partnership, and the US-Jordan FTA (Post 2 of 2)
This post is a continuation of a previous post: Data Protection, the Trans Pacific Partnership, and the US-Jordan FTA (Post 1 of 2). 4. Oxfam criticizes pharmaceutical innovators for not making all of their innovative drugs available in Jordan. Ryan responds: a. Innovator companies introduced few new drugs before IP reform because local companies were using their know-how and clinical data to get marketing approval and brochures describing the drug’s therapeutic function and side effects Read More >
Data Protection, the Trans Pacific Partnership, and the US-Jordan FTA (Post 1 of 2)
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiation does not yet include a section on data protection (typically included in the Pharmaceutical Chapter of Free Trade Agreements). Organizations against the inclusion of data protection in the TPP cite as evidence an Oxfam International study titled “All Costs, No Benefits: How TRIPS-plus intellectual property rules in the US-Jordan FTA affect access to medicines.” The Oxfam paper concludes that “medicine prices have increased drastically, and TRIPS-plus rules were partly Read More >
