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26 Jan 2007Science, Intellectual Property, and Legislation in the 110th Congress
7 Jan 2007British Scientists "Invent Around" Protections on Patented Drug
29 Dec 2006Eli Lilly Patent Decision Upheld
17 Dec 2006Google Launches Beta Version of Patent Search Tool
8 Dec 2006East Asian Nations Reiterate Commitment to Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights Cooperation
4 Dec 2006Heightened Activity on Greater Open Access to Scientific Research for Disadvantaged Nations
29 Nov 2006Thailand Pursues Compulsory License for Anti-AIDS Drug
18 Nov 2006"Philadelphia Consensus Statement" Calls upon WHO, Academia, to Bolster Poor Nations' Benefits from Health Research
14 Nov 2006U.S. Commerce Secretary: China Must Strengthen Copyright Infringement Laws
11 Nov 2006WIPO Announces Third Session for Provisional Committee on Development Agenda
3 Nov 2006UN, Yale University, and Publishers Take Lead in Fostering Developing Nations' Access to Environmental Research
29 Oct 2006China Releases Scientific Data Sharing Plan
20 Oct 2006EU Proposal for Patent Reform Proceeds with Significant Changes
17 Oct 2006Agency E-mails Reveal Significant Reduction in EPA Staff Access to Online Journals
12 Oct 2006WTO Director-General Calls Upon Poor Nations to Enact Compulsory Licensing for Critical Patented Drugs
4 Oct 2006USPTO to Re-examine Basis for Three Patents on Human Embryonic Stem Cells
2 Oct 2006Public Patent Foundation Formally Requests Review and Revocation of Four Patents on Genetically Engineered Crops
28 Sep 2006WIPO Assemblies Meeting in Progress
21 Sep 2006Changes to European Patent Policy Forthcoming?
14 Sep 2006New India-based Initiative to Oppose Patenting of HIV Medications
7 Sep 2006Patent Interference Appeals Against Biopharmaceutical Company Dropped
4 Sep 2006Generic Copy of Anti-clotting Drug Forced Off of Market in U.S.
29 Aug 2006Public Comment Period on USPTO Draft Strategic Plan Now Open
24 Aug 2006USPTO Electronic Patent Information Interface Requires Transition for Users
18 Aug 2006Push for Awareness of the “Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act”
10 Aug 2006Patent Reform Legislation Underway in the Senate
9 Aug 2006Generic Drug-maker Challenges Patent
2 Aug 2006Canada Institutes Humanitarian Endeavor to Make Information and Medicine More Easily Available to Impoverished Countries
27 Jul 2006GE Cotton Offers Short-term Benefits, but Unpredictable Long-term Effects
25 Jul 2006China to Develop Infrastructure for Sharing Scientific Data
23 Jul 2006Federal Trade Commission Weighs in on Access to Generic Drugs
20 Jul 2006EU Patent Policy: The Costs of Greater Efficiency?
14 Jul 2006Bipartisan Effort Emerges to Make Federally-Funded Research Publicly Accessible
5 Jul 2006WIPO Development Agenda Discussions Temporarily Stalled
30 Jun 2006Pharmaceutical Company Refuses to Market Drug Over Price Disagreement
29 Jun 2006Adoption of Patented Seeds in India Raises Questions over Preservation of Local Seed Varieties
23 Jun 2006Korea Reforms Health Insurance Policy, Tightens Funding for Multinational Drug Companies
20 Jun 2006Late Patent Extension Request Spurs Proposed Legislation in House
14 Jun 2006US-Morocco FTA Provisions for Intellectual Property Rules Draw Attention from the United Nations
11 Jun 2006Proposed Amendment to WTO Could Nullify Existing Patents
6 Jun 2006FDA Approves a "Biosimilar" Copy of a Biotechnology-Derived Drug
2 Jun 2006Brazil Seeks to Apply Traditional Knowledge for Pharmaceutical Purposes, Prevention of Biopiracy
30 May 2006WHO to Study Effects of International Drug Patent System on Low-Income Nations
25 May 2006USPTO: Notice of Collection of Practitioners’ E-mail Addresses
22 May 2006USPTO Grants Second Reexamination Request in Two Months to Electronic Frontier Foundation
18 May 2006Search the USPTO's New Online Tool for Patent Appeals Decisions
15 May 2006Gilead Sciences' Plan for Non-exclusive Licensing of AIDS Drug Met with Mixed Reactions
12 May 2006Patent Dispute Arises From Discovery Made Over 20 Years Ago
10 May 2006Office of the United States Trade Representative Releases Draft Text for Proposed U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
6 May 2006Iraqi Virtual Science Library Launched on May 3
2 May 2006Open Access Publisher Criticized by Journal Editors
28 Apr 2006FTC Reports on Legal Settlements to Generic Drug Manufacturers
26 Apr 2006April 26: Sixth World Intellectual Property Day Observed With Activities Throughout the World
20 Apr 2006New Trade Association Analysis: Generic Forms of Widely-used Drugs Face Challenges in the Marketplace
14 Apr 2006WIPO Initiative to Harmonize Patent Systems Delayed Until September
11 Apr 2006Heavy Volume of Patent Applications Before FDA's Office of Generic Drugs Could Bolster Profits of Name-brand Drug Producers
8 Apr 2006UK Patent Office Establishes Mediation Service
3 Apr 2006Patenting of AIDS Drug in India Meets Legal Resistance
31 Mar 2006Elsevier to Provide Online English-language Access to Chinese Journals
29 Mar 2006WIPO to Provide Online Tool for Renewing International Trademark Registrations
23 Mar 2006Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb Reach Settlement on Patent for Well-Known Blood Thinner
21 Mar 2006Tuesday, March 21: Landmark Patent Case Before Supreme Court
16 Mar 2006EU Patent Debate Begins With Vote Against "Mutual Patent Recognition"
12 Mar 2006Patent Status as a Factor in Drug Pricing?
5 Mar 2006RIM and RTP Settle Dispute Over BlackBerry Patent Dispute
2 Mar 2006WIPO Open Forum on the Draft Substantive Patent Law Treaty in Progress
24 Feb 2006Cleveland Clinic Grants Exclusive Rights to Company to Advance Therapy for Damaged Hearts
23 Feb 2006Review of USPTO’s February 16 Open Source Software Community Meeting
21 Feb 2006Second USPTO Town Hall Meeting on Proposed Changes to Existing Patent Rules
15 Feb 2006Largest Commercial Library of Open Source Software Code to Expand; Better Open Source IP Compliance Expected
12 Feb 2006USPTO Post-Press Release on Town Hall Meeting for Proposed Changes to Patent Rules
6 Feb 2006U.S. Copyright Office Releases Report on "Orphan Works"
31 Jan 2006Should Species Descriptions be Treated as Open Access Information?
27 Jan 2006New Findings Suggest Prevalence of Small Errors in Most U.S. Patents
19 Jan 2006Legal Dispute Ensues Between Researcher and Biotechnology Firm
17 Jan 2006European Commission to Solicit Comments on Future Patent Policy
15 Jan 2006U.S.-Thai Trade Talks Muddled Over Intellectual Property Rights Provisions
10 Jan 2006Traditional Knowledge Digital Library Seeks to Prevent Biopiracy
6 Jan 2006USPTO Proposes New Rules to Streamline Patenting Process
31 Dec 2005Agreement with Korean Intellectual Property Office to Lessen Burden on USPTO
27 Dec 2005Approval Process for Biotech-derived Generic Drugs Not Yet Established
23 Dec 2005Audit Report of WIPO Finds No Acts of Fraud Among Staff
20 Dec 2005Indian Drug Maker Pursues Legal Strategy to Market Generic Pharmaceuticals
18 Dec 2005U.S. Critical of Israel's Patent Extension Policy
12 Dec 2005Guidance Document on Copyright Issues Released for Academia
8 Dec 2005Amendment to WTO's Intellectual Property Rules Eases Poor Countries' Access to Generic Drugs
7 Dec 20052005: Record Number of Patent and Trademark Applications Received by USPTO
6 Dec 2005Intellectual Property Protection Stalls U.S.-Andean Nation Trade Talks
4 Dec 2005Aeronautical Data to be Removed from Public Domain
1 Dec 2005WTO Grants Poorest Nations Less Time than Requested to Adhere to International Intellectual Property Rules
28 Nov 2005Royal Society Releases Position Statement on Open Access Publishing
27 Nov 2005Visit the Patent Commons Project Online
22 Nov 2005Forthcoming United Nations Document Highlights Intellectual Property Rights and Human Rights
22 Nov 2005Library of Congress Plans to Create a World Digital Library
21 Nov 2005New International Initiative to Foster Access to Publicly Funded Research Results
16 Nov 2005Kucinich, 12 House Democrats Object to Proposed Privatization of Open Access Scientific Journal
13 Nov 2005China Second only to U.S. in Ownership of Health-Based Nanotechnology Patents
8 Nov 2005Government-Sponsored Open Access Journal to be Considered for Privatization
7 Nov 2005BioShield II Legislation Closer to Compromise on Drug Patenting
2 Nov 2005India Objects to U.S. “Contract-based Approach” in World Trade Organization Negotiations
28 Oct 2005Representative Brown Introduces Bill to Enact Compulsory Licensing During Healthcare Crises
28 Oct 2005Senator Schumer Calls for “Immediate Licensing” to Allow U.S. Manufacturers to Produce the Antiviral Drug Tamiflu
22 Jul 2005BBC Develops Open Source Internet Video Platform
22 Jul 2005European Commission Remains Vague on Biotechnology Patenting; Industry Disappointed
22 Jul 2005South Centre and CIEL: Quarterly Update on IP and Development
22 Jul 2005White House Creates New IP Enforcement Position
21 Jul 2005Emory Sells AIDS Drug Rights for Record $525 Million
21 Jul 2005Patent Reform Report Released by Congressional Research Service
18 Jul 2005US and India Agree on Intellectual Property Rights for Collaborative Research
8 Jul 2005Brazil and Abbott Reach Deal on Kaletra
6 Jul 2005Europe Rejects Software Patent Directive
29 Jun 2005Patent Reform Bills Move to Full House Judiciary Committee
29 Jun 2005Presidential Advisors Comment on Nanotechnology IP
29 Jun 2005UK Research Councils Require Free Access to Journal Articles
24 Jun 2005Brazil May Break Patent on HIV/AIDS Drug
16 Jun 2005ETC Reports on Impact of Nanotechnology Patents for Global South
13 Jun 2005Supreme Court Interprets Broader Exemption for Drug Research
8 Jun 2005The Patent Act of 2005 Introduced in House
7 Jun 2005Patent Reform Bill Expected in House This Week
6 Jun 2005Open Access Publishing Debated in AIBS Symposium
6 Jun 2005WHO Holds Workshop and Open Forum on IP, Innovation and Health
1 Jun 2005Brazil’s Lower House Votes to Suspend AIDS Drug Patents
1 Jun 2005UK Workshops Examine Definition of Patentable Software
27 May 2005University Publishers Question Google Plan for Digital Book Copies
23 May 2005University of Pennsylvania Strategizes to Boost Tech Transfer Revenue
23 May 2005WHO Studies on IP and Health Available Online
20 May 2005Santorum Bill Would Limit National Weather Service Public Data
20 May 2005Wellcome Trust Announces Six Month Open Access Policy
12 May 2005Debate on Bioshield II Patent Provisions at Center for American Progress
3 May 2005Celera Will Make DNA Information Free
3 May 2005Patent Trolls in the News
28 Apr 2005New Patent Bill Is Expected In Congress
21 Apr 2005AAAS Policy Forum Explores "The Future of Scientific Communication"
14 Apr 2005Human Genealogy Study Will Sample Indiginous Peoples' DNA
14 Apr 2005IBM Will Share More Patented Inventions in New Strategy
14 Apr 2005Japan Establishes High Court for IP Disputes
11 Apr 2005House and Senate Hearings Will Address Patent Reform
11 Apr 2005Israeli Scientist's AIDS Discovery Languishes in IP Disputes
6 Apr 2005Federal Circuit Court to Decide If Expressed Sequence Tags Are Patentable
6 Apr 2005Merck v. Integra Briefs Available Online
6 Apr 2005Senators Propose Patent Extensions to Spur Biodefense R&D
6 Apr 2005WIPO Development Agenda, Developing Countries Submit New Proposals
4 Apr 2005Through Website, Scientists Can Tackle Companies' R&D Challenges
15 Mar 2005Study Finds Many Human Gene Patent Claims Fall Short of Legal Standard
11 Mar 2005European Policy for Intellectual Property Conference: Papers Available
11 Mar 2005Graham Dutfield Editorial: "The US and Europe Are Intellectual Property Fundamentalists"
9 Mar 2005Database of Traditional Tibetan Drugs Goes Online
9 Mar 2005EPO Upholds Revocation of Neem Patent
7 Mar 2005EU Ministers Support Software Patent Law
1 Mar 2005Amicus Brief on Research Exemption Submitted to Supreme Court
1 Mar 2005Proposed Medical R&D Treaty Would Provide Alternative Incentives for Innovation
1 Mar 2005University Inventions Being Licensed Closer to Commercialization
21 Feb 2005Model IP Agreements Aim to Encourage University-Industry Collaboration in Britain
15 Feb 2005Court Rules Against Nobel Laureate in Yale Patent Dispute
15 Feb 2005OECD Issues Draft Guidelines for Licensing Genetic Inventions
15 Feb 2005USPTO Rejects Patent on Human-like Organism
14 Feb 2005New Plant Biotechnology Will Be Open-Source
8 Feb 2005USPTO Would Keep Fees in FY 2006, According to President’s Budget Request
7 Feb 2005NIH Asks Grantees to Voluntarily Release Published Articles
3 Feb 2005New Legal Center Will Protect Open-Source Software Projects
2 Feb 2005Brazil Reshapes Debate on Intellectual Property
31 Jan 2005A Hacker Manifesto: Creating Class vs. Possessing Class
31 Jan 2005Biodiverse Countries Ask for Treaty on Access and Benefit-Sharing
31 Jan 2005USPTO Names First University Rep. to Patent Public Advisory Committee
24 Jan 2005Open Source Biology Evolves
18 Jan 2005Sandia Publicizes IP Available for Licensing
18 Jan 2005US Pressures Guatemala to Revise Data Protection Law
14 Jan 2005China Must Criminalize IP Violations, Says US Commerce Secretary
14 Jan 2005Supreme Court Will Hear Merck v. Integra
13 Jan 2005Counterfeiting and Piracy in China - New York Times Magazine
12 Jan 2005Digital Library to Protect Indigenous Knowledge
12 Jan 2005NIH Open Access Publishing Policy Release Postponed
7 Jan 2005Data Accessibility Must Be Improved for Systems Microbiology
6 Jan 2005Intellectual Property Discussions Can Be Kept Secret By CA Stem Cell Agency
6 Jan 2005Nanotechnology Patents Inject Uncertainty into Emerging Industry
6 Jan 2005Traditional Knowledge in Social-Ecological Systems - Ecology & Society Special Feature
6 Jan 2005World Bank Releases Two Books on IP and Development
5 Jan 2005USPTO Proposes New Rules to Streamline Patent Review Process
15 Dec 2004April 2005: WIPO Meeting on Establishing a Development Agenda
15 Dec 2004Germany Passes New Biotech Patent Law
14 Dec 2004NY Times Op-Ed: More Academics Should Patent
13 Dec 2004New Open Access Initiative from Publishers and Advocacy Groups
30 Nov 2004NIH Requests Comments on Best Practices for Licensing Genomic Inventions
30 Nov 2004Profits from Indigenous Knowledge Must Be Shared: Opinion – The Times of India
30 Nov 2004WHO Initiates 23 Studies on IPRs, Innovation and Public Health
29 Nov 2004GSK Tells Blair to Press G8 for Patent Reform
23 Nov 2004Congress Passes CREATE Act
22 Nov 2004Guatemala Repeals Data Exclusivity Rule
22 Nov 2004IP Owners Oppose USPTO Fee Increase, Unless Profits Remain in Agency
22 Nov 2004University of New Mexico Wins IP Dispute
16 Nov 2004Journal Publishers Against "one size fits all" Package
15 Nov 2004EU Announces Strategy to Halt Piracy and Counterfeiting Abroad
15 Nov 2004Patent Challenge Against Columbia University Dismissed
12 Nov 2004Creative Commons Hires Science Director
12 Nov 2004Egypt to Establish Tech Transfer Centers That Provide IP Help
8 Nov 2004Epogen Patent Ruling: UK Will Not Allow Overly Broad Claims
8 Nov 2004UNEP and WIPO Release Study on Access and Benefit-Sharing
1 Nov 2004Egypt Establishes National Gene Bank for Native Species
1 Nov 2004European Commission Proposes Generic Export Regulation
1 Nov 2004Malaysia Considers Bayh-Dole Equivalent
1 Nov 2004Mexican Universities Could Gain Right to Profit From Inventions
1 Nov 2004NAS Committee on IPRs in Genetic and Protein-Related Inventions: Meeting Transcript and Presentations Available
1 Nov 2004“Innovation Sails Free”: Newsweek Article on Open Source Science
25 Oct 2004Food Scientist Wins Infringement Suit Against ConAgra
25 Oct 2004Greenpeace Challenges Stem Cell Patent
25 Oct 2004India Plans Policy to Attract Biotech Investors
25 Oct 2004Malaysian State Acts to Thwart Biopirates
25 Oct 2004UK Court Revokes Amgen Patent
18 Oct 2004Drug Maker Promotes Generics for Workers
18 Oct 2004Venture Capitalists Support CA Stem Cell Initiative
16 Oct 2004Judge Rules for Amgen Patents
15 Oct 2004Digene Settles Patent Dispute over HPV Test
12 Oct 2004Genomics and Public Health: New Report on Science for the MDGs
12 Oct 2004Patents in Pharmaceutical R&D: Discussion in Bulletin of the WHO
7 Oct 2004Open Source Biotech Starts in Earnest
7 Oct 2004Samoa to Profit from Indigenous Knowledge Deal
5 Oct 2004WIPO Agrees to Consider Development Concerns
4 Oct 2004Funding Pharmaceutical R&D: Alternatives to the Patent System
4 Oct 2004NIH Open Access Estimated to Cost $2.5 Million
1 Oct 2004Point of View: Open Access to Journals Won’t Lower Prices
29 Sep 2004Biomedical R&D Funders Requiring Collaboration
27 Sep 2004Book Faults Patent Reforms for Slowing Innovation
27 Sep 2004GSK Licenses AIDS Drugs in Kenya
27 Sep 2004The Scientist: From the Bench to the Bar
27 Sep 2004Zambia Issues Compulsory License for AIDS Drug
20 Sep 2004Expiring Patents Drive Drug Companies to Merge
20 Sep 2004WIPO Members Will Meet Next Week
16 Sep 2004Pubpat Challenges Pfizer's Lipitor Patent
14 Sep 2004WIPO “Development Agenda” Demanded by Brazil and Argentina
13 Sep 2004China Considering Compulsory Licenses for AIDS Drugs
13 Sep 2004Kenya Accuses U.S. Company of Biopiracy
10 Sep 2004Chiron Settles HIV Test Patent Dispute With Roche
10 Sep 2004Medical Journals Require Drug Trials to be Made Public
10 Sep 2004South African Government Says Country "Needs to File More Patents"
7 Sep 2004NIH Requests Comments on Open Access Policy
2 Sep 2004Rep. Istook to Discuss Open Access on House Floor
1 Sep 2004ALRC Recommends Gene Patenting Changes for Australia
1 Sep 2004NIH Proceeds With Plan to Provide Open Access to Scientific Papers
30 Aug 200425 Nobel Prize Winners Call for Open Access
30 Aug 2004NIH Director to Meet with Scientists and Patients' Rights Groups on Open Access Bill Langauge
26 Aug 2004Draft Language from the NIH Appropriations Bill on Access to NIH-Funded Information
25 Aug 2004AIDS Drugs: Is Patent the Obstacle?
25 Aug 2004FASEB Concerned About Open Access Legislation
24 Aug 2004Vermont Sues FDA Over Drug Reimportation
23 Aug 2004Congressman Brown Asks Thompson to Reverse NIH Norvir Decision
23 Aug 2004USPTO Deals Second Blow to Eolas Browser Patents
19 Aug 2004Traditional Medicines Must Be Registered and Studied
17 Aug 2004Acacia Demands License Fees for Internet Streaming Media
17 Aug 2004Federal Stem Cell Lines Declared "Suitable" for Research
12 Aug 2004Britain allows cloning of human cells for research
12 Aug 2004FDA Warns of Terrorist Drug Tampering
11 Aug 2004BioMed Central to Host Workshop Exploring Open Access Funding Models
11 Aug 2004NIH Open Access Policy Predates House Directive
5 Aug 2004IBM Pledges No Patent Attacks Against Linux
5 Aug 2004NIH Decides Not to Intervene on Norvir Pricing
4 Aug 2004Hewlett-Packard Rolls Out Linux Laptop
3 Aug 2004I.B.M. Will Reveal Source Code Worth $85 Million
3 Aug 2004Merck Licenses AIDS Drug to South African Generic Manufacturer
2 Aug 2004Linux Might Infringe 283 Patents
2 Aug 2004Poor Countries Can Import Generics Without E.U. Rule
30 Jul 2004Chinese Challenge Diabetes Drug Patent
30 Jul 2004Microsoft Will File 50 Percent More Patents
30 Jul 2004NIH Director Meets with Publishers on Open Access
30 Jul 2004Open Access Language Appears in NIH Appropriations Report
29 Jul 2004AIDS Healthcare Foundation Drops Norvir Lawsuits
28 Jul 2004Language Barrier Slows Access to Generic Drugs
28 Jul 2004Text of U.S. Representatives' Letter on FTAs
26 Jul 2004WHO Solicits Comments on IP and Health Plan
21 Jul 2004Members of British Parliament Support Open Access to Research
19 Jul 2004Free Access to NIH-Funded Research Recommended by House Appropriations Committee
19 Jul 2004US-Morocco FTA: Strongest IP Protection Yet
16 Jul 2004AHF and Abbott settle
16 Jul 2004Congress Approves Project BioShield
16 Jul 2004Rights to Decaf Coffee Plant in Dispute
15 Jul 2004Government to Open "Stem Cell Bank"
8 Jul 2004China Overturns Viagra Patent
8 Jul 2004Drug Companies Try to Improve Public Image
8 Jul 2004Pfizer Expands Discount Drug Progam
8 Jul 2004World Health Organization Proposes Global Drug Trial Registry
7 Jul 2004EFF: The patent hit list is out
6 Jul 2004European Patent Office Upholds Harvard Mouse Patent
6 Jul 2004Texas Medical Association Backs Stem Cell Research
2 Jul 2004Generic 3-in-1 AIDS Pill Effective in Study
29 Jun 2004Microsoft Provides More Source Code
29 Jun 2004Senate Passes Three Bills that Affect Intellectual Property
28 Jun 2004Open Access Publishing Continues to Stir Debate
24 Jun 2004Mylan Sues FDA Over Generic Pain-Relief Patch
23 Jun 2004Chiron Relaxes License Policy for Hepatitis C Genome
22 Jun 2004African Agricultural Technology Foundation Opens in Kenya
22 Jun 2004Draft text of US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement
22 Jun 2004Japan Establishes First IP Court
22 Jun 2004Kerry Supports Further Stem Cell Research
21 Jun 2004Singapore Boosts Intellectual Property Protection
21 Jun 2004U.S. and Morocco Sign Free Trade Agreement
18 Jun 2004Creative Commons Introduces Licenses for Europe
18 Jun 2004Open-Source Drug Discovery Proposed for Neglected Diseases
15 Jun 2004Directory of Open Access Journals Launches Article-Search Feature
8 Jun 2004Fifty-Eight Senators Urge Pres. Bush to Expand Stem Cell Policy
3 Jun 2004Reed Elsevier Allows Free Web Access to Academics
3 Jun 2004Sen. Gregg Introduces FDA-Approved Bill for Drug Importation
1 Jun 2004Aetna Drops Antitrust Suit Against Abbott
1 Jun 2004BBC to Use Creative Commons License
1 Jun 2004Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) and U.S.-Bahrain FTA
27 May 2004Both Sides Speak Out at Norvir March-In Meeting
27 May 2004Thailand To Give Free AIDS Drugs To Other Countries
25 May 2004Canadian Supreme Court rules in Favor of Monsanto
24 May 2004Speakers for NIH May 25 Norvir March-in meeting
21 May 2004PTO Proposes to Allow Generics to Challenge Patents at Issuance
20 May 2004HHS CreatesTask Force To Encourage Medical Technology Innovation
20 May 2004Sens Hollings, McCain, and Schumer ask FTC to inquire into Norvir price increase
19 May 2004Breast Cancer Gene Patent Revoked in Europe
19 May 2004PLoS Launches Open Access Medical Journal
19 May 2004UK Stem Cell Bank Officially Opens
18 May 2004Developing countries at odds with Trilateral Offices
18 May 2004HHS Attempting to Ensure Rapid Delivery of ARV's
18 May 2004ITU Survey Finds Global Support for WSIS Targets
18 May 2004White House Responds to Letter from Members
12 May 2004Patent Office Grants PUBPAT Request To Reexamine Cotransformation Patent
11 May 2004Monsanto shelves plans for GM wheat
7 May 2004Six House Republicans Ask for Hearings on Norvir Pricing
5 May 2004AAAS Supports Policy Push for Broader Access to New Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines
5 May 2004ACS SWITCHES VIEWS ON US - AUSTRALIA FTA
5 May 2004HHS Sec. Declares Drug Importation "Helpful, Inevitable"
4 May 2004Wellcome Trust: Open access 'can cut costs by up to 30 per cent'
29 Apr 2004206 Members of the House of Representatives Ask President to Change Stem Cell Policy
26 Apr 2004Brazilian Federal Supreme Court Suspends Law Preferring Open Source Software
22 Apr 2004The National Academies' National Research Council Asks Congress for Research Protection Legislation
21 Apr 2004U.K. Parliment holds third session on scientific publications
20 Apr 2004New Case Against Abbott Laboratories
15 Apr 2004China Announces Free AIDS Drugs and Testing
14 Apr 2004Federal Hearing on Importing Cheaper Drugs
14 Apr 2004Federal hearing on importing cheaper drugs
12 Apr 2004Appeals Ruling Could Impact Combination Drug Development
12 Apr 2004French Scientists Celebrate Victory
8 Apr 2004WSIS II Tunisia Prepartory Meeting Announced
8 Apr 2004WTO to host public symposium on the Doha Agenda
6 Apr 2004Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA) ends without IP Agreement
6 Apr 2004Global seed treaty gets the go-ahead
6 Apr 2004NASA Goes Open Source
6 Apr 2004New Deal reached by Coalition to provide AIDS drugs to poor
5 Apr 2004Patent threat to anti-HIV compounds is lifted
31 Mar 2004Copyright Violation Task Force Created
29 Mar 2004Developing-country researchers get 'open access' boost
25 Mar 2004News from the WSIS website!
25 Mar 2004Top Medical and Scientific Societies Commit To Providing Free Access To Medical And Scientific Research
23 Mar 2004USPTO Supports Greater Protection for Traditional Knowledge and Folklore
19 Mar 2004US lifts publishing ban on embargoed nations
16 Mar 2004Conflicting Database Bills Sent to Union Calendar
10 Mar 2004CREATE Act of 2004 Passed by House
5 Mar 2004UK science publishers give open-access warning
19 Feb 2004WHO launches intellectual property commission
12 Jan 2004Pro bono lawyers challenge patents on Maca
12 Jan 2004World Summit on Infomation in Society (WSIS) 2005
19 Dec 2003Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act HR 1 Signed
27 Jun 2003Supreme Court decides not to review Duke University v. John Madey
9 May 2003Peruvian delegation to WIPO submits report on Maca patents
10 Mar 2003Supreme Court Rules Against Eldred
14 Feb 2003DMCRA referred to Subcommittee




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