medicines patent pool and seychelles a primer for more information visit:
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Medicines Patent Pool and Seychelles
A primerFor more information visit:
www.medicinespatentpool.org
Patent terms for ARVs1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
TRIPS Transition for
Developing Countries
TRIPS Transition for Least Developed Countries Zidovudine Didanosine Stavudine Saquinavir Nevirapine Abacavir Emtricitabine Lamivudine Indinavir Efavirenz 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 Darunavir Ritonavir
` Lopinavir Atazanavir Tenofovir DF Fosamprenavir Maraviroc Etravirine Rilpivirine Raltegravir Elvitegravir Dolutegravir Cobicistat SPI-452 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
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PATENT HOLDERS
LicencesSub-Licences Medicines
MANUFACTURERS PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV
ROYALTIES
Medicines Patent Pool
PrioritiseHIV Medicines
Invite patent hders to
negotiate
Negotiate public-health
licences
Sign agreements
Sub-licence to generics
Manage licensees
Increase access
Company engagement with the MPP
• AbbVie• Boehringer Ingelheim• Bristol-Myers Squibb• Gilead• ViiV (GSK+Pfizer+Shionogi)• Merck &co• F. Hoffman – la Roche• (US NIH)
• J&J is not collaborating with the Pool – but has few patents e.g. darunavir not patented in many countries
• All WHO PQ-ed Indian generic manufacturers work with the MPP.
Medicines Patent Pool and purchase of ARVs in Seychelles
Access to ARVs :• Step 1: determine what you need• Step 2:
– Check if there is a patent in Seychelles that is:• Relevant• Valid
• Step 3:– Check if there is a voluntary license for the product in the Medicines
Patent Pool at: www.medicinespatentpool.org– If yes:– Check if Seychelles is in the list of countries
• Check generic companies that have taken the license (all major WHO PQ-ed producers have)
• Tender / Order from them.
