Monthly Archives: January 2011

MSF Statement: Johnson & Johnson/ Tibotec AIDS Drug Licenses Leave Out Too Many Patients

Geneva, 28 January 2011 – Licenses just agreed between three generic manufacturers and pharmaceutical company Tibotec, owned by Johnson & Johnson, will keep a promising new AIDS medicine out of the hands of many patients across the developing world, the … Continue reading

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J&J Generics Deal May Speed AIDS Drug Access in Africa, India

January 28, 2011, Bloomberg Business Week By Alex Nussbaum Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) — Johnson & Johnson struck the first deal to license an experimental AIDS drug before regulatory approval, reigniting debate over how much companies should do to speed access … Continue reading

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Press: India, EU FTA issues – officials to meet this week

Source: SME Times, 28.1.2011 The chief officials of India and the European Union will hold meetings this week, in Kerala, to resolve their differences and to conclude talks on a proposed market opening pact by April. India’s chief negotiator, Commerce … Continue reading

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Trade Invaders- India EU Free Trade Negotiations

Countercurrents.org, 26.1.2011, by Syed Ali Mujtaba At a time when the entire nation’s attention is focused on different scams that’s hogging the media headlines, little attention is being paid to the new trade deal negotiated between India and the European … Continue reading

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Press: Data exclusivity still key hurdle to India-EU FTA

Source: Business Standard, 27.01.2011, by Nayanima Basu & Joe C Mathew Despite all official assurances, the path towards a free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU) this year remains ambiguous, as both sides are unwilling to … Continue reading

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Press: IPA concerned over PMO’s efforts to destabilize India’s IPR regime at the behest of EU

Source: Pharmabiz, 27.1.2011, by Ramesh Shankar The Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA), an association of leading Indian pharma companies, has raised alarm over the recent media reports that efforts are going on in the Prime Ministers Office (PMO) to destabilize India’s … Continue reading

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DNP+ letter to WHO on impact study on IP provisions in the India-EU FTA

WHO’s impact study on IP provisions in the India-EU FTA Dear Dr. Plianbangchang, I am writing on behalf of the Delhi Network of Positive People (DNP+). Our organization was founded in 1999 as a support group of people living with … Continue reading

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India, EU negotiators to meet in Kerala to resolve FTA issues

25 JAN, 2011,PTI NEW DELHI: The chief negotiators of India and the European Union will hold meetings at the Kumarakom lake resort, in Kerala , this week with the aim of resolving their differences and concluding talks on a proposed … Continue reading

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Press: Natco may seek compulsory licence for Bayer’s cancer drug

Source: Economic Times, 24.1.2011, by Khomba Singh NEW DELHI: Natco Pharma plans to seek a compulsory licence from the government to make Bayer AG’s Nexavar in India, invoking a provision in local laws that allows generic drugmakers to make and … Continue reading

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IP Watch: ACTA Inconsistent With European Law, Legal Experts Say

Source: IP Watch, 23.1.2011, by Monika Ermert The recently completed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is not fully consistent with European Union law and goes beyond international law in some of its aspects, concluded a group of intellectual property law experts … Continue reading

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