Category Archives: USTR 301 report

MSF: U.S. Special 301 report undermines efforts to lower medicine prices globally

Posted on April 30, 2019 by donttradeourlivesaway

Source: MSF India 30th April, 2019   On the eve of World Intellectual Property Day, the United States Trade Representative released its annual “Special 301 Report.” Developing countries like India and Malaysia once again face unfair pressure from the US government over … Continue reading →

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US “Special 301″ Report undermines efforts to lower medicine prices globally: Leena Menghaney

Posted on April 30, 2019 by donttradeourlivesaway

Source: Pharma Express 30th April, 2019   Leena Menghaney, Head-South Asia, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), discusses the release of United States Trade Representative (USTR)’s 2019 “Special 301″ Report and its effect on pharma industries in developing nations The United States … Continue reading →

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‘Big Pharma’ backs Trump’s Asia trade squeeze

Posted on May 7, 2018 by donttradeourlivesaway

Source: ASIA TIMES | May 03, 2018 US President Donald Trump’s administration stands accused of deploying bullying tactics to promote greater market access for American pharmaceutical companies by stifling the production and distribution of more affordable, and usually totally legal, … Continue reading →

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LIES, DISTORTIONS, AND FALSE PROMISE: THE U.S. POSITION ON COMPULSORY LICENSES IN THE 2018 SPECIAL 301 REPORT

Posted on May 3, 2018 by donttradeourlivesaway

Source: infojustice.org | May 1, 2018 Every year since the late 1980s, the U.S. has published a Special 301 Watchlist targeting countries that U.S. intellectual property-based industries, like Big Pharma, complain about. Once again the U.S. is unbelievably duplicitous in its 2018 … Continue reading →

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USTR Priority Watch List calls out countries for protecting public health

Posted on April 30, 2018 by donttradeourlivesaway

Source: MSF Access | April 27, 2018 NEW YORK, APRIL 27, 2018-The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual “Special 301 Report” today, which reviews countries based on their intellectual property (IP) rights protection and enforcement. … Continue reading →

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30+ Civil Society Orgs to USTR: Stop Threatening to Block Colombia’s OECD Accession over Pharma/Biotech Lobby Interests

Posted on March 21, 2018 by donttradeourlivesaway

Source: Knowledge Ecology International | March 20, 2018 A broad international coalition of over 30 human rights organizations, including some across the United States and Latin America, have come together to ensure that providing access to health care doesn’t come at … Continue reading →

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New Government Report Affirms India’s Patient-First Commitment on Pharma Patents

Posted on March 12, 2018 by donttradeourlivesaway

A government review says it is well within its rights to put Indian patients and the Indian generic pharmaceuticals industry first. As various countries await the US’s ‘Special 301 report’, where the US government discusses intellectual property negotiations with other … Continue reading →

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US continue to bully India – Place India again in Special 301 Priority Watch List 2017

Posted on May 4, 2017 by donttradeourlivesaway

Yet again, USTR places India on its Priority Watch List in Special report 301 stating the lack of sufficient measurable improvements to its IP framework that negatively affects U.S. right holders across the world.  It points out that India support … Continue reading →

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Panel Rejects Eli Lilly Claim Over Canadian Patent Law, Orders Company to Pay Millions in Costs

Posted on March 23, 2017 by donttradeourlivesaway

In the early 1990s, Eli Lilly applied for patent protection in Canada for two chemical compounds, olanzapine and atomoxetine. The company had already obtained patents over the compounds, but asserted that it had evidence to support new uses for the … Continue reading →

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Indian pharma at odds with US trade group over USTR Priority Watch List

Posted on February 18, 2017 by donttradeourlivesaway

The tug of war continues. Even as the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, the domestic drug industry lobby group, has appealed to the US Trade Representative to remove India from its Priority Watch List – the latter includes countries that are alleged … Continue reading →

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