Use Of Compulsory Licensing ‘More Frequent Than Commonly Assumed’

A report in the WHO Bulletin says that the use of the TRIPS flexibilities has been much greater than is commonly assumed, dispelling the belief that such use has been sporadic and limited.

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The use of the TRIPS provisions to increase medicines access is greater than generally assumed.

Almost 90 countries have made use of the flexibilities in the TRIPS Agreement, particularly compulsory licensing, and the provisions are being used much more frequently than is commonly assumed, says an article in the latest edition of the World Health Organization Bulletin written by health activists including Ellen ‘t Hoen, who was the first director of the Medicines Patent Pool.

The continued use of the flexibilities will help to create and sustain generic competition and bring down drug prices in...

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