Tag: patent
NGOs Urge Brazil to Speed Up Process of Breaking AIDS Drugs Patent
In order to alleviate budgetary problems in Brazil’s AIDS program some 700 activists are ...
Health Council Advises Brazil to Break Patent on Three AIDS Drugs
Brazil should break the patents on three HIV/AIDS drugs, whose cost could jeopardize national ...
In Showdown with Brazil Over AIDS Drug Patent, Abbott Blinks First
On June 24, Brazil issued an ultimatum to the Illinois-based pharmaceutical corporation Abbott Laboratories ...
Brazil to Reopen Talks with Abbott on Breaking AIDS Drug Patent
Brazil’s new Health Minister, Saraiva Felipe, said that the stance of his Ministry will ...
Brazil Can Save US$ 600 Million in 5 Years by Copycating Patented AIDS Drugs
Brazil has the developing world’s most successful AIDS/HIV treatment and prevention program. Its operation ...
Brazil’s Patent Breaking Is No Theft, Says Doctors Without Borders
The non-governmental organization, Doctors Without Borders (MSF, Médecins Sans Frontières), denied that a possible ...
Brazil Says AIDS Patent Breaking Is Inspired By US Anthrax Example
“We don’t want to break patents. We want to ensure the sustainability of the ...
For US Foundation Brazil Cannot Invoke Health Emergency to Break AIDS Drug Patent
With a number of other non-profit groups, ITSSD (Institute for Trade, Standards, and Sustainable ...
Brazil Loses 1.5 Million Jobs a Year Due to Piracy
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met yesterday with the Secretary General of ...
Brazil Threatens to Suspend U.S. Movies and Software Rights
The Brazilian Congress is considering the suspension of intellectual property rights of American products ...
