[Ip-health] USTR 301 Report on compulsory licenses in Thailand

[Mike Palmedo]

http://www.ustr.gov/assets/Document_Library/Reports_Publications/2007/2007_=
Special_301_Review/asset_upload_file980_11122.pdf

Thailand

[snip]

...In addition to these longstanding concerns with deficient IPR
protection in Thailand, in late 2006 and early 2007, there were further
indications of a weakening of respect for patents, as the Thai
Government announced decisions to issue compulsory licenses for several
patented pharmaceutical products. While the United States acknowledges a
country=92s ability to issue such licenses in accordance with WTO rules,
the lack of transparency and due process exhibited in Thailand
represents a serious concern. These actions have compounded previously
expressed concerns such as delay in the granting of patents and weak
protection against unfair commercial use for data generated to obtain
marketing approval.

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Mike Palmedo
Research Coordinator
Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property
American University, Washington College of Law
4910 Massachutsetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20016
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mpalmedo@wcl.american.edu