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After months of deliberation, the Colombian government has issued a compulsory license for an HIV medicine, the first time the country has taken such a step, one that also marks a significant move in ...

The Colombian government has taken a significant step toward issuing a compulsory license for a widely used HIV treatment, the latest instance in which cash-strapped governments battle with the ...

The Council has adopted today its negotiating mandate on the regulation for compulsory licensing for crisis management. A compulsory licence is the possibility for a government to allow a third party ...

On April 28 2006 the EU Council adopted a Regulation on the compulsory licensing of patents and supplementary protection certificates (SPCs). The Regulation establishes a procedure for the grant of ...

After sparring with GSK’s ViiV Healthcare over the price of its HIV medication dolutegravir, Colombia appears to be taking matters into its own hands. Colombian authorities on Tuesday said they plan ...

Vietnam's Ministry of Health is drafting a circular on compulsory licensing for pharmaceutical patents. From the view of protecting and promoting innovation in the industry, it is worthwhile to ...