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Tag Archives: patent
Patently Biotech’s Top Articles of 2013
Intellectual property featured prominently in 2013’s public discourse. Gene patents, patent trolls, India’s anti-patent actions, and other developments around the world captured headlines. Here are Patently Biotech’s top blog posts written in 2013 by number of views. 1. Myriad Supreme Court Decision: BIO’s Statement 2. Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished 3. What a Patent is Not 4. Gene Patents, Angelina Jolie, and Reality 5. What OxyContin Tells Us About Read More >
TRIPs Has Delivered: Patent Agreement Increases Drug Development
The TRIPs (Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property) Agreement, effective in 1996, has resulted in multiple benefits for public health. The last blog post reviewed Progressive Economy’s finding of TRIPS at 20. One additional benefit not mentioned in the article is the explosion of molecules in clinical development. The World Intellectual Property Indicators – 2012 Edition reveals an overall growth in patent applications around the world. The report finds that patent applications “worldwide doubled from Read More >
Patents Improve Public Health: Progressive Economy Reviews TRIPS at 20 Years
Progressive Economy released a research paper examining the effect of TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property) on global health. Here are their findings quoted from their press release: “1. Since the TRIPS agreement went into effect on New Year’s Day 1995, research and development spending has risen significantly worldwide (relative to the size of GDP). For OECD members, the rise is from 2.1 percent to 2.4 percent of GDP, or in practice an additional $220 Read More >
Neglected Diseases: What if IP was the Cure?
The Lancet Global Health Journal recently published an article “The drug and vaccine landscape for neglected diseases (2000-11): a systematic assessment” discussing the current research and development ongoing in this area. They found 1,500 clinical trials were registered for neglected diseases which represents only 1% of all registered clinical trial activity. Of the 123 new products in development for neglected disease, more than half were vaccines or biological products. However, the article points out that Read More >
South Africa National Policy on Intellectual Property: Inconsistent with Biotech Development Goals
BIO submitted comments this week to the government of South Africa on their proposed “Draft National Policy on Intellectual Property.” Below are some highlights. “BIO and its member companies are aware of the South African government’s aspirations to develop its life sciences industry, a message that South African officials communicated clearly at the recent BIO International Conference in Chicago, USA, in April 2013. At that conference and in subsequent discussions, South African officials have sent Read More >
