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[PrEP 4 All Collaboration] The decision by Health and Human Services (HHS) to sue Gilead for patent infringement on Truvada and Descovy PrEP is a critical step to provide access to effective HIV prevention to everyone who needs it. Gilead’s conduct is unconscionable and has had disastrous consequences. In the suit, HHS spells this out plainly: “Gilead’s conduct was malicious,
The Library Copyright Alliance, which consists of three major library associations in the United States, writes to respond to some of the complaints made by the International Intellectual Property Alliance (“IIPA”) to the U.S. Trade Representative concerning the Copyright Amendment Bill.
[Ed Black] ... Contrary to the suggestions of the U.S. companies opposing fair use in South Africa, there is nothing inappropriate about the Copyright Amendment Bill’s inclusion of fair use. South African users and creators should be allowed to benefit from fair use, just as American users and creators are able to, along with the millions of citizens of the
[Christopher J. Morten and Amy Kapczynski] Leading drug pricing bills in Congress tackle the problem of leverage with two distinct solutions to improve the government’s bargaining position: a tax on drug manufacturers that refuse to agree on a fair price and “competitive licensing,” under which the government accelerates market entry of competitors when a deal cannot be reached. House Speaker
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced an upcoming review of South Africa's eligibility for trade benefits under the General System of Preferences (GSP), a system which allows duty-free imports from developing countries that meet certain criteria. According to the announcement, USTR "is accepting a petition from the International Intellectual Property Alliance based on concerns with South Africa’s compliance with
[C. Boudry et al.] Abstract: ... The problem of access to medical information, particularly in low-income countries, has been under discussion for many years. Although a number of developments have occurred in the last decade (e.g., the open access (OA) movement and the website Sci-Hub), everyone agrees that these difficulties still persist very widely, mainly due to the fact that
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