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1. remdesivir is not a cure for COVID and not as valuable to the rest of the world. We need vaccine 2. there is plenty of generic remdesivir in India
2. there is plenty of generic remdesivir in India How does this go together with the claim that "Remdesivir is patented by California-based Gilead"?
1. remdesivir is not a cure for COVID and not as valuable to the rest of the world. We need vaccine 2. there is plenty of generic remdesivir in India
2. there is plenty of generic remdesivir in India How does this go together with the claim that "Remdesivir is patented by California-based Gilead"?
India does not recognize patents on medicine.
See, for example: India: Patents And The Indian Pharmaceutical Industry [1]
> With regard to pharmaceuticals, in the case of substances intended for use or capable of being used as food, drugs or medicines or substances produced by chemical processes, patents are granted only for the processes of manufacture of such substances and not for the substances themselves. Hence, pharmaceutical products are currently not granted patent protection under Indian law.
(And note that the "process of manufacture of such substances" is in practice interpreted so tightly that it covers very little.)
[1] https://www.mondaq.com/india/patent/865888/patents-and-the-i...
1. remdesivir is not a cure for COVID and not as valuable to the rest of the world. We need vaccine 2. there is plenty of generic remdesivir in India
2. there is plenty of generic remdesivir in India How does this go together with the claim that "Remdesivir is patented by California-based Gilead"?
Also, not all countries respect patents.
1. remdesivir is not a cure for COVID and not as valuable to the rest of the world. We need vaccine 2. there is plenty of generic remdesivir in India
2. there is plenty of generic remdesivir in India How does this go together with the claim that "Remdesivir is patented by California-based Gilead"?
My guess is that Gilead played Trump and will now backtrack to make a licensing deal so that the EU can produce its own at a lower price.
There’s nothing stopping Gilead from allowing more licensing now that it has squeezed all it can from its best customer.
Currenly, remdesivir is not approved for the treatment of COVID-10 in the EU, but a decision along these lines is expected this week.
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Except they declare the terms of who gets to produce it and where they can be distributed. Conveniently they reserve the exclusive rights for the 'rich' countries to themselves.
Is that supposed to make someone angry? Because this seems like an okay solution to make back investments and still allow cheaper access for poorer nations. Still if they can't keep up with demand and there are many lifes at stake, we should probably legislate a compensated invalidation of such a patent.
The investment was made by the American people paying taxes. The profits will be privatized.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/26/remdesivi...
"The drug, which was invented for Ebola but failed to work, is under patent to Gilead, which means no other company in wealthy countries can make it." Sorry, but if the one blessed company with the patent can't keep up with demand, and millions are going to die because there are patent restrictions, then ignore the patent laws and save some lives. It wouldn't look too good if the American government tried to stop it,…
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2. there is plenty of generic remdesivir in India How does this go together with the claim that "Remdesivir is patented by California-based Gilead"?
> How does this go together with the claim that "Remdesivir is patented by California-based Gilead"? India does not recognize patents on medicine. See, for example: India: Patents And The Indian Pharmaceutical Industry [1] > With regard to pharmaceuticals, in the case of substances intended for use or capable of being used as food, drugs or medicines or substances produced by chemical processes, patents are granted o…