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Srividya Ravi
South Centre Research Paper no. 120
This report provides an analysis of patents covering medicines in trials to treat COVID-19. The aim of the report is to support national patent offices and interested parties in developing countries with information that can serve as guidance for the examination of the claims contained in relevant patents or patent applications.
The medicines considered for the patent analysis in this report are remdesivir, ruxolitinib and favipiravir, and the biotherapeutics tocilizumab, siltuximab and sarilumab.
Este informe proporciona un análisis de las patentes que cubren los medicamentos que se encuentran en ensayos clínicos para el tratamiento de COVID-19. El objetivo del informe es apoyar a las oficinas nacionales de patentes y demás partes interesadas de los países en desarrollo con información que pueda servir de orientación para el examen de las reivindicaciones contenidas en las patentes o solicitudes de patente pertinentes.
Los medicamentos considerados para el análisis de las patentes en este informe son remdesivir, ruxolitinib y favipiravir, y los bioterapéuticos tocilizumab, siltuximab y sarilumab.
Ce rapport fournit une analyse des brevets couvrant les médicaments en cours d’essai pour traiter le COVID-19. Le but du rapport est de fournir aux offices nationaux des brevets et d’autres parties intéressées dans les pays en développement des informations qui pourraient être utiles pour l’examen des revendications des brevets ou pour l’examen d’une demande de brevet.
Les médicaments considérés pour l’analyse des brevets dans ce rapport sont les médicaments remdesivir, ruxolitinib et favipiravir, et les produits biothérapeutiques tocilizumab, siltuximab et sarilumab.
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Patent Analysis for Medicines and Biotherapeutics in Trials to Treat COVID-19

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