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Compulsory License and “Government Use” to Promote Access to Medicines: Some Examples

By Martin Khor

Publisher: TWN
ISBN: 978-967-5412-97-4
Year: 2014   No. of pages: 176
16.5 cm x 24 cm

About the Book

The Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health that was adopted by the WTO (World Trade Organization) Ministerial Conference of 2001 reaffirmed the rights of Members to issue a compulsory license when negotiations for a reasonable price or a voluntary license to import or manufacture a patented product from the patent holder fail.

This book describes the experiences of a number of developing countries in exercising their rights to use compulsory licensing, especially a license for “government use”. This is a form of compulsory license that is issued to obtain generic medicines for use in public hospitals and clinics, through imports or domestic production.

Copies of the actual compulsory licenses of the developing countries are included for reference.

About the Author

MARTIN KHOR is the Executive Director of South Centre, an intergovernmental think tank of developing countries. The Third World Network contributors are Chee Yoke Ling (Director of Programmes), Sangeeta Shashikant (coordinator of TWN’s Intellectual Property Programme) and Zhu Zhenyan (researcher).

Contents

Preface

Background

1.      National Public Health Measures that are TRIPS-Consistent  

         Importing the Drug

         Local Manufacture

         Export, Including to Countries with Inadequate Manufacturing Capacity

         Conclusion

2.      Use of TRIPS Flexibilities: Some Recent Experiences

         Malaysia

         Indonesia

         Thailand

         Zimbabwe

         Ghana

         Brazil

         United States

         Italy

3.      Implications of Bilateral FTAs on Implementation of TRIPS Flexibilities Regarding Public    Health         

         Increasing Awareness of IPR Problems in Multilateral Context

         Dangers of Bilateral FTAs in Eroding TRIPS Flexibilities

         Thai Human Rights Commission Report

Appendix:

         Some Recent Cases of Compulsory Licensing

Bibliography

Annex:

Recent Examples in Developing Countries of Compulsory License, “Government Use Orders” and Other Measures to Promote Access to Medicines

           

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