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Asian Journal of Science and Applied Technology (AJSAT)

Editor Dr. Balaji Ramachandran
Print ISSN : 2249 - 0698
Frequency : Half-yearly

Patenting Essentials: Pharmaceutical Boon or Bluff?

Author : Abhishek Rajesh Bhattacharjee, Shreya Das and Stuti Aastha
Volume 9 No.1 January-June 2020 pp 38-46

Abstract

Lack of availability of medicines can be attributed to various reasons, but the most important and essential one is the high prices of these drugs. The exorbitant prices of drugs are due to the Intellectual Property protection granted to such drugs. It is a huge responsibility for the governments of various countries to keep the prices of medicines low so that the commoners are benefitted. This responsibility is much more on the government of an emerging country. Many times, it has been seen that governments come under immense pressure exerted by the developed & the industrialized countries and also the worldwide medicinal industry. The TRIPS agreement offers the standards required to be fulfilled for grant of a patent, including patents for medicines. There are many safety standards set out by TRIPS for the prevention of patent abuse. But it is of the utmost requirement that there is clarity as to how such standards can be used to prevent patents from creating a hurdle in access to medicines, especially the essential ones. This paper focuses on clarifying this aspect by studying various instruments, the Doha declaration which prioritized public health over IP, the lacunas in the Doha declaration which prevents it from solving all problems, the failure of the World Trade Organization to make sure that generic medicines are exported to the under-developed or the emerging countries, etc.

Keywords

Medicines, Patent, Pharmaceutical Industry, developing country, industrialized, TRIPS, Intellectual Property, Doha Declaration, World Trade Organization.

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Lack of availability of medicines can be attributed to various reasons, but the most important and essential one is the high prices of these drugs. The exorbitant prices of drugs are due to the Intellectual Property protection granted to such drugs. It is a huge responsibility for the governments of various countries to keep the prices of medicines low so that the commoners are benefitted. This responsibility is much more on the government of an emerging country. Many times, it has been seen that governments come under immense pressure exerted by the developed & the industrialized countries and also the worldwide medicinal industry. The TRIPS agreement offers the standards required to be fulfilled for grant of a patent, including patents for medicines. There are many safety standards set out by TRIPS for the prevention of patent abuse. But it is of the utmost requirement that there is clarity as to how such standards can be used to prevent patents from creating a hurdle in access to medicines, especially the essential ones. This paper focuses on clarifying this aspect by studying various instruments, the Doha declaration which prioritized public health over IP, the lacunas in the Doha declaration which prevents it from solving all problems, the failure of the World Trade Organization to make sure that generic medicines are exported to the under-developed or the emerging countries, etc.

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Department of Biology, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
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Department of Chemistry, University of Athens, Greece
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Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia
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Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, USA
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Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia
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Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia
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Department of Physics, University of Malaya, Malaysia
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Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia
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Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia
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Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Malaya, Malaysia
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Department of Physics, University of Malaya, Malaysia
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    Editor-in-Chief
    Dr. Balaji Ramachandran
    Department of Applied Sciences, Nicholls State University, Louisiana, United States
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    Editorial Advisory Board
    Dr. Maamar Benkraouda
    Department of Physics, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
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    Dr. Rasheed Al Hammadi
    Department of Biology, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
    [email protected]
    Dr. Dimitrios P. Nikolelis
    Department of Chemistry, University of Athens, Greece
    [email protected]
    Dr. Fauziah Binti Shahul Hamid
    Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia
    [email protected]
    Dr. Karni S Moshal
    Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, USA
    [email protected]
    Dr. Koh You Beng
    Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia
    [email protected]
    Dr. Lim Sok Li
    Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia
    [email protected]
    Dr. Ramesh Kasi
    Department of Physics, University of Malaya, Malaysia
    [email protected]
    Dr. Jasmine Elanie Binti Khairat
    Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia
    [email protected]
    Dr. Nur Airina Binti Muhamad
    Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia
    [email protected]
    Dr. Amizah Malip
    Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Malaya, Malaysia
    [email protected]
    Dr. Azzuliani Binti Supangat
    Department of Physics, University of Malaya, Malaysia
    [email protected]
    Prof. Mohamed Toutounji
    Professor, Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
    [email protected]
    Dr. Mohd Azmi Haron
    Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia
    [email protected]
    Prof. Noordini Mohamad Salleh
    Department of Chemistry, University of Malaya, Malaysia
    [email protected]
    Dr. Ibrahim Bin Mohamed
    Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia
    [email protected]
    Dr. Halijah Ibrahim
    Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia
    [email protected]
    Dr. S. Chandra Kishore
    Assistant Professor, University of Information Science and Technology,
    “St. Paul The Apostle”, Macedonia, Greece
    [email protected]
    Dr. Salah Nasri
    Department of Physics, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
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    Dr. Dharini Pathmanathan
    Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia
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