Who Profits from Patents being voided?

Everyone is upset about the price of gasoline at the pumps.  Yet I keep reminding myself that there must be some oil stocks in my pension funds so it can’t be all bad – can it?
I heard a very interesting talk the other day about speculation in the oil industry.  Speculators are driving up the [...]

What was the final outcome of the IGWG anyway?

After all the talk, all the negotiations late into the night, all the lobbying and the mud slinging, what actually happened to the IGWG at the end of the 61st World Health Assembly – and what does it mean for patients around the world? 
According to the WHO web site, the “Global Strategy on public health, [...]

Generic drugs cost more in Canada

Efforts by generic manufacturers to undermine intellectual property rights are not limited to developing countries.  The following article highlights how generic drug makers are excessively profiting on the backs of Canadian consumers and private and government run drug plan payers.
Generic drug manufacturers are spreading misinformation about amendments to patent regulations in order to draw attention [...]

Global growth of counterfeit medicines threatens patient safety

According to the World Health Organization, counterfeit medicines pose a major public health risk for all communities.  It is not only popular lifestyle medicines that are being counterfeited, but also treatments for malaria, heart disease and other serious conditions.
The following article published on Bloomberg News highlights the growing threat of counterfeit medicines to patients around the world:
Counterfeit medicines are on [...]

New Government in Thailand Supports the Role of Medical Innovation in Improving Patient Outcomes

A recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal Asia (Good Medicine for Thailand) commends recent efforts on behalf of the Thai government to improve support for drug research and development and highlights the importance of medical innovation in improving health care delivery and patient outcomes.
It appears the new government in Thailand is starting to recognize [...]