Intellectual Property Rights in Pandemics: The Case of the Novel Corona Virus in Developing Countries
Background The novel Coronavirus has spread from China to other countries in the world. The virus which was first detected in December 2019 in the Wuhan region in China is not sparing even developing countries. There is no known cure for…
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World Intellectual Property Day 2017 Theme: “Innovation – Improving Lives”
As readers of this blog may already know, on April 26th every year, the World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated with the purpose of “learning...
Read MoreHe Who Has No Hope That He Shall Reap, Will not Take the Trouble to Sow: A Win for F. Hoffman La Roche
Without the sense of security which property gives, the land would still be uncultivated-Francois Quesnay (1694-1774) This statement without a doubt reveals the reality as...
Read More#PopeinKenya: Trade Regulations Should Promote the Smooth Functioning of Health Care Systems!
“Regional free trade treaties dealing with the protection of intellectual property, particularly in the areas of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, should not only maintain intact...
Read MoreLeast Developed Countries Win Big as TRIPS Commemorates its 20th Year
‘…Least Developed Countries will not be obliged, with respect to pharmaceutical products, to implement or apply sections 5 and 7 of part II of the...
Read More#PharmaGate: South Africa’s Push for Patent Law Reforms Exposes Both Government and Drug Companies
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciedlxUDjS4] The Mail and Guardian (M&G) newspaper in South Africa published a story titled: “Motsoaledi: Big pharma’s ‘satanic’ plot is genocide” where it is reported...
Read MorePublic Interest Principles For International IP Negotiations
For some weeks, this blogger has been following with interest various opinions on the wiki-leaked Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) document. The blogger whose interest largely...
Read More#TellACABoss Online Debate: Balancing Protection of Public Health and Intellectual Property in Kenya
This blogger has inadvertently stirred a heated debate on social media involving health activists who are actively engaging the government to review Kenya’s Anti-Counterfeit Act....
Read MoreAnti-counterfeit review meeting fails to reach a consensus on protecting intellectual property and public health
Towards the tail end of last month, a crucial meeting was convened by the Anti-Counterfeit Agency (ACA) to review the Anti-Counterfeiting Act of 2008 (the...
Read MoreThe Health Bill must empower the Cabinet Secretary for Health to utilise compulsory licensing
There are various types of Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement flexibilities. According to the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS flexibilities and...
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