BMJ Open 6:e009586 doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009586 Authors: Andrew Hill, Dzintars Gotham, Joseph Fortunak, Jonathan Meldrum, Isabelle Erbacher, Manuel Martin, Haitham Shoman, Jacob Levi, William G Powderly, Mark Bower. Objective: To calculate sustainable generic prices for 4 tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Background: TKIs…
Authors: Lauren Cohen, Umit G. Gurun, and Scott Duke Kominers Abstract: We survey the empirical literature on non-practicing entity (NPE) litigation behavior and its consequences. We document both aggregate trends and cross-sectional differences amongst various types of NPEs. Survey evidence…
Annex 26-A: Transparency and Procedural Fairness for Pharmaceutical Products and Medical Devices Dr Deborah Gleeson | December 12, 2015 | Full Text (PDF) School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University Introduction and Background: The intent of Annex 26-A…
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Link (CC-BY) Executive Summary: Education is the key to economic, social and environmental progress, and governments around the world are looking to improve their education systems. The future of education in the 21st century…
Excerpt from “Toward HIV Treatment on Demand for All: Closing the Gap Between Science and Policy.” Health GAP Global Policy Analysis. December 2015. High price of newer, improved medicines: While the price of many antiretroviral medicines has decreased significantly over…
Author: Florian Martin-Bariteau Abstract: The Marco civil da Internet establishes a brand new framework for liability of Internet intermediaries regarding third parties’ contents and activities. Besides providing general immunity schemes for Internet access providers and Internet application providers, Section III…
Authors: Patricia Aufderheide & Aram Sinnreich Abstract: This study, based on a survey of 489 documentary filmmakers, is a case study in copyright policy in and through practice. It assesses the changes in documentary production practice around clearance of copyrighted…
Author: Ge Jiang Abstract: The creation of works in modern society is becoming more and more impersonal, and the majority of works are created as works made for hire. Reasonable property rules are required to minimize transaction cost and to…
Authors: Joerg Baten, Nicola Bianchi, and Petra Moser Abstract: This paper investigates whether compulsory licensing – which allows governments to license patents without the consent of patent-owners – discourages invention. Our analysis exploits new historical data on German patents to…
Author: Suzanne Zhou Abstract: In April 2014, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) listed India on its Special 301 Priority Watch List, following India’s refusal to grant a patent over the leukemia drug Gleevec and its compulsory licensing of the…
Author: Carlos Correa Abstract: Most free trade agreements signed by the United States, the European Union and the members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in the last 15 years contain chapters on intellectual property rights with provisions applicable…
Author: Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss Abstract: The Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights is tackling the difficult task of reconciling the provision in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizing that “Everyone has the right to the protection of…