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Africa’s agricultural future is imperative to life and prosperity in the region—and the Arusha Protocol gives breeders the protection they need, explains the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization.
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Government-led schemes to incentivise patents are leading to delays and prejudice against legitimate applicants. Tyron Grant of Spoor and Fisher explains how South Africa is tackling the problem.
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The global pandemic has increased collaboration and a new wave of disputes is likely. Arbitration is well placed to help, argue Kate Davies McGill, Gaela Gehring Flores and Paul Keller of Allen & Overy
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Tedros Ghebreyesus was selected in the LSIPR 50 2018 publication for his influence on the life sciences industry. He featured in the government and policy section, as LSIPR reports.
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A lack of blood donors and poor healthcare infrastructure inspired Temie Giwa-Tubosun to develop and deliver a life-saving app. LSIPR spoke to the founder of LifeBank.
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Glenda Gray, CEO and president of the South African Medical Research Council, tells LSIPR of the life-saving work she is undertaking and her ambitious goals to improve the South African healthcare landscape.
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There may be a path through the CRISPR patent jungle, but there are many obstacles still in the way, say European academics Timo Minssen, Esther van Zimmeren and Jakob Wested.
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Politics has a huge impact on enforcement in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, a senior corporate counsel at Pfizer has told LSIPR in an interview.
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3 October 2023 Non-profit hails move but urges other big pharma companies to follow suit | To avoid litigation, manufacturers must ensure generic versions are of good quality, medically acceptable, and are used only in the selected low-and middle-income countries.
10 February 2022 Humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières has called for the South African government to seek the revocation of COVID-19-related patents granted to Eli Lilly and Moderna.
20 August 2021 The World Health Organization has identified counterfeit versions of the Covishield vaccine in India and Uganda.
25 January 2021 Representatives of South Africa and India have again tried and failed to persuade the World Trade Organization to waive IP rights related to COVID-19 treatments and vaccinations.
29 May 2020 The World Health Organization has launched a COVID-19 technology pool, with 37 countries and multiple international partners and institutions rallying together to support the initiative.
19 May 2020 The World Health Organization and Costa Rica will launch a technology pooling initiative to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
9 April 2020 The International Community of Breeders of Asexually Reproduced Ornamental and Fruit Varieties has implored countries to implement support measures for breeders amid the pandemic.
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