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CORONAVIRUS. COVID-19. Intellectual Property. Patents.

Information regarding  drugs, prices, patents, clinical trials etc,   DIME-COVID 19

 

"DIME-COVID 19 iniciativa que busca seleccionar y presentar información sobre intervenciones terapéuticas farmacológicas, no farmacológicas y ensayos clínicos para el tratamiento de COVID-19 colaboración "

 

http://www.proyectodime.info/informacion-regional/informacion-seleccionada-sobre-covid-19/

 

 

CORONAVIRUS. Intellectual Property. Access to medicines. Compulsory licenses. Voluntary licenses, Patent Pools

 

This is historical!   Six countries have taken, or are considering taking measures such as compulsory licenses,
or patent pools on patents related to devices, diagnostics, vaccines, drugs to deal with Coronavirus Pandemic COVID-19
Chile, Israel, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Germany, Canada
3 of them are OECD members

 

CHILE

Official: Cámara de Diputados https://www.camara.cl/verDoc.aspx?prmId=6028&prmTipo=RESOLUCION

Media: StatNews https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2020/03/18/chile-compulsory-licensing-coronavirus-covid19-vaccines/

 

 

ISRAEL:

Official:

Media:  https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/in-wake-of-covid-19-virus-israeli.html?m=1

https://www.ynetespanol.com/global/israel/article/S1yIk11ZUL

Jpost:  https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Health-Ministry-approves-experimental-treatments-for-coronavirus-621209

Lexology: https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=12272bd5-c581-4c21-a1af-f253595d23e4

Reuters; https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-israel-drug/israel-approves-generic-hiv-drug-to-treat-covid-19-despite-doubts-idUSKBN216237

 

ECUADOR:

Official: Asamblea https://www.asambleanacional.gob.ec/es/noticia/65715-comision-de-educacion-aprueba-proyecto-de-resolucion

https://twitter.com/AsambleaEcuador/status/1241078975369293824?s=20

Media: StatNews https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2020/03/23/ecuador-compulsory-licensing-covid19-coronavirus/

 

COSTA RICA:

Official: Presidencia https://www.presidencia.go.cr/comunicados/2020/03/costa-rica-propone-a-oms-facilitar-condiciones-de-acceso-a-tecnologias-para-combatir-covid-19/

President: https://twitter.com/CarlosAlvQ/status/1242559114011709441

Media: https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2020/03/24/covid19-coronavirus-costa-rica-intellectual-property

 

GERMANY:

Official:

Media: http://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2020/03/24/german-government-plans-possibilities-to-limit-patents-in-view-of-corona-pandemic/

 

CANADÁ:

Official: House of Commons https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/43-1/bill/C-13/third-reading#ID0ETAA

Media:

 

KEI NGO.  KEI Blogs and Reseach notes on COVID-19/Coronavirus Seguimiento Coronavirus

https://www.keionline.org/coronavirus

 

 

OTHERS

 

Intergovernmental organizations

 

South Centre https://www.southcentre.int/call-for-action-ip-and-trade-measures-to-address-the-covid-19-crisis/

 

 

Companies

 

AbbVie:

Media

https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2020/03/20/abSibvie-israel-hiv-kaletra-coronavirus-covid19/

 

https://www.ft.com/content/5a7a9658-6d1f-11ea-89df-41bea055720b

 

NGOs Civil  Society

This letter is supported by 61 organisations and it was coordinated by HealthActionInternational (HAI) and the European Alliance for Responsible R&D and Affordable Medicines

https://medicinesalliance.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-RD-public-investments-March.pdf