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Wednesday, August 22, 2007 12:00am — PHARMA, BIOTECH & CHEM IP STRATEGY, GLOBAL IP STRATEGY New Scorecard - Compulsory Licenses around the globeThere's been a lot of buzz lately about various developing countries ordering Compulsory Licenses. Actually, it's not only developing countries that have granted compulsory licenses in the past. This new scorecard tracks the countries, the products, timing of the ordered Licenses and provides updates as they arise. There are currently 19 countries being tracked. Compulsory Licenses, (under Article 31 of TRIPS) have traditionally been ordered to enable access to medicines to people in developing countries who would otherwise not be able to afford them. The Licenses have typically been granted in respect of medicines to treat diseases such HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. The scorecard also tracks 'Paragraph 6' mechanisms - explained further at the Scorecard. You can comment on this post about the scorecard, or contribute to the scorecard itself. Post a Comment | Permalink | + del.icio.us 0 Comments0 Trackbackstrackback url: http://duncanbucknell.com/trackback.php?id=119 |
 
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