[Ip-health] Tenovir Opposition in India - filed by Indian and Brazilian groups

[gabriela@abiaids.org.br]

Dear All,

Yesterday, ABIA (Brazil) and Centre for Residential Care and Rehabilitation=
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SAHARA (India) filed a pre-grant opposition against tenofovir patents in th=
e
Indian Patent Office.

Please, find below the press coverage in both countries.

Gabriela
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In Brazil:
- Brazil presents suit against patent of Aids medicine  (text in Portuguese=
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Newspaper O Estado de S=E3o Paulo
http://www.estadao.com.br/vidae/not_vid196442,0.htm

In India:

- Brazil NGO opposes Gilead`s AIDS drug patent, Business Standard, at
 http://www.business-standard.com/common/news_article.php?
autono=3D327188&leftnm=3D1&subLeft=3D0&chkFlg=3D

- Brazilian patient group files opposition in India, Business Standard, at
http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c_online.php?
leftnm=3D10&bKeyFlag=3DIN&autono=3D40876

- Brazilian health group opposes Gilead=92s patent plea in India, Live Mint=
, at
http://www.livemint.com/2008/06/26231355/Brazilian-health-group-opposes.htm=
l

- Brazilian group opposes Gilead's AIDS drug patent, The Times of India, at
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/India_Business/Brazilian_group_=
oppos
es_Gileads_AIDS_drug_patent/articleshow/3169835.cms

- Brazil AIDS group opposes drug patent in India, The Hindu, at
http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/27/stories/2008062761291700.htm