Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Brazil Joins the Compulsory Licensing Bandwagon !!!

The patented drug Efavirenz (used for the treatment of AIDS) has been compulsorily licensed by the Government of Brazil (http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/world.aspx?ID=BD4A454667).

Merck's response to what it calls "misappropriation" (which it certainly is not - under the laws of Brazil) of its intellectual property, is not yet known.

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