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  AIDS In India: public health related aspects of industrial and intellectual property rights policies in a developing country

  Centre de Sciences Humaines, New Delhi, 2004

  By 2004, an estimated 40 million people world-wide are infected by the Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or the Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus (HIV). The epidemic essentially affects developing countries (DCs), and India is no exception, with reported cases numbering around 4 million.
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  Ownership of knowledge: the role of patents in pharmaceutical R&D

  Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2004

  This very short paper gives an overview of the role of patents in pharmaceutical R&D. As this paper points out, government funding for R&D has experienced a sharp decline in almost all industrialised countries since the 1980’s. As a result of that the private sector has gained much more importance.
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  Public-private management of intellectual property for public health outcomes in the developing world: the lessons of access conditions in research and development agreements

  Initiative on Public-Private Partnerships for Health, 2004

  This IPPPH study considers practical options for managing intellectual property (IP) to promote the creation, development and effective dissemination of medical research on neglected diseases.
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  Intellectual property and innovation: changing perspectives in the Indian IT industry

  Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2004

  The Indian government has undertaken significant modifications in the Intellectual Property (IP) regime of the country in recent years. This will lead to a realignment of business strategies by firms in several sectors. Similarly, with liberalisation and globalisation, new opportunities for IP creation may emerge for Indian firms.
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  Access to medicines in under-served markets: what are the implications of changes in intellectual property rights, trade and drug registration policy?

  Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre, 2004

  This research paper from the DFID Health Systems Resource Centre shows that the laws on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) are having a negative effect on health systems in developing countries.The report brings together findings from seven studies commissioned by DFID on the public health implications of TRIPS for developing countries and the effect it has on access to drug
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  Interest groups and patent reform in India

  Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India, 2004

  Prior to 1998 India was one of the most vociferous opponents of revising its patent laws according to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) agreement.
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  Access to genetic resources, intellectual property rights and biodiversity: processes and synergies

  World Conservation Union, 2004

  This paper, prepared as a background briefing for the Biodiversity Convention's 7th COP meeting, gives a brief overview of key processes where discussions on access to genetic resources, protecting TK, development of IPR policy and law and their interrelations are taking place.
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  Willingness and ability to use TRIPs flexibilities: Kenya case study

  Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre, 2004

  This paper, produced by the HSRC, examines legislation and policy in light of recent developments in the international intellectual property rights framework, focusing on Kenya as a case study. It examines existing supply sources and associated trends in the pricing of medicine and the existing legal structure and flexibilities.
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  A survey of policy and practice on the use of access to medicines-related TRIPs flexibilities in Malawi

  Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre, 2004

  This HSRC study surveys Malawian policy and practice on the use of access to medicines-related TRIPs (Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) flexibilities, as Malawian patent legislation will need to become compliant with TRIPs by January 2006.
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  Emerging challenges and opportunities in drug registration and regulation in developing countries

  Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre, 2004

  This HSRC study describes how current drug regulation and registration processes affect the quality and availability of medicines in developing countries, and provides policy recommendations as to how systems can more efficiently allow appropriate quality drugs to market.

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