Influenza Antiviral Drugs and Patent Law Issues

Yeh, Brian T.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Intellectual property;    Drug industry;    Medicine;    Influenza;   

RP-ID  :  RL33159
RP-ID  :  RL33159_2007Aug16

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report examines the role that intellectual property rights play in affecting the availability of a patented drug such as Tamiflu during public health crises. The report also explains one legal mechanism for increasing a patented drug’s production without the patent holder’s consent: governments may abrogate a pharmaceutical company’s patent rights by issuing compulsory licenses to other drug companies to manufacture generic versions of the drug.