TRIPS

Geneva, 11 June 2013 - Ahead of a transition period that allows least-developed countries (LDC) to avoid introducing some intellectual property rules expiring this month, LDC members of the World Trade...

Statements, Speeches, Letters – Last updated 11 June 2013
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Access to medicines issues finally back on negotiators’ agenda after being sidelined for more than a year Lima/New York, May 14, 2013 — As negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership...

Press Release – Last updated 16 May 2013
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Least-developed countries fighting for TRIPS exemption extension Geneva, 8 May 2013 – On the appointment of Roberto Azevedo as Director General of the World Trade Organization, international...

Press Release – Last updated 08 May 2013
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Further compulsory licences on high-price patented medicines expected 18 January 2013 - This week, final hearings began in Chennai, India, in the appeal that German pharmaceutical company Bayer...

Statements, Speeches, Letters – Last updated 18 January 2013
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A report by UNDP, co-authored by MSF's Barbara Milani, lays out a four-step methodolgy for conducting patent searches in developing countries providing an inexpensive and pragmatic option to perform...

Report – Last updated 12 July 2012
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Thanks Mr. Chairman. I am speaking on behalf of Médecins Sans Frontières International. MSF is an independent medical humanitarian organisation that works in over 65 countries around...

Statements, Speeches, Letters – Last updated 06 October 2012
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2012 Issue Brief Encompassing eleven countries and slated for further expansion across the Asia Pacific region, the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is a regional trade agreement that will...

Briefing – Last updated 23 July 2012
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Thanks Mr. Chairman. I am speaking on behalf of Médecins Sans Frontières International. MSF is an independent medical humanitarian organisation that works in over 65 countries around...

Statements, Speeches, Letters – Last updated 23 May 2012
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Strong international mobilization and political will drove a golden decade for global health. Key initiatives over the last decade include setting of health-related Millennium Development Goals; the...

In Medical Journals / Research Articles – Last updated 29 March 2012
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Groundbreaking Move Sets Precedent for Overcoming Drug Price Barriers India 2008 © Jean-Marc Giboux/Getty Images 12 March 2012, New Delhi/Geneva – In a landmark case, the Indian...

Press Release – Last updated 12 April 2012
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