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dc.contributor.authorLim, David
dc.contributor.authorFitzgerald, Tomas
dc.contributor.authorLewis, Janice
dc.contributor.editorNPS
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:15:03Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:15:03Z
dc.date.created2012-06-03T20:00:41Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationLim, David and Fitzgerald, Tomas and Lewis, Janice. 2012. Trading fair for free: is there justification for widened pharmaceutical intellectual property protection under Australia-US Free Trade Agreement?, in Building a Medicinewise Community: National Medicines Symposium, May 24-25 2012, pp. 89-89. Sydney, NSW: National Prescribing Service (NPS).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44594
dc.description.abstract

Objective: The debate on the extent intellectual property protection should be used to reward innovation in pharmaceuticals is not new. In Australia, our patent regime for pharmaceuticals is moderated by mechanisms to control price (e.g. Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) and to stimulate local production (e.g. National Medicines Policy). Australia recently signed the Australia-US Fair Trade Agreement [2005] in which evergreening of pharmaceuticals is encouraged. The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework for and against evergreening as informed by international law and public health policy. Methods: A systematic review of legal indexing databases and reference lists from selected papers and case law were the source of data. Inclusion criteria were papers and decisions published in English, between 1990 and 2011. Results: The 12 commonly given reasons for extended intellectual property protection is grounded on the premise of rewarding pharmaceutical industry for investing in economic utility and compensate for economic harms in investing in new pharmaceuticals. Arguments against extended pharmaceutical intellectual protection appears to rest in natural rights whereby the right to health through pharmaceuticals is an inalienable human rights. Conclusion: There is currently insufficient incentive for research and development into orphaned diseases due to volume. To compensate the inventors of pharmaceuticals for orphaned diseases, there may be a justification for a tier-system of patenting pharmaceuticals based on prevalence of disease.

dc.publisherNPS
dc.subjecthealth policy
dc.subjectfree trade agreement
dc.titleTrading fair for free: is there justification for widened pharmaceutical intellectual property protection under Australia-US Free Trade Agreement?
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.startPage89
dcterms.source.endPage89
dcterms.source.titleBuilding a Medicinewise Community
dcterms.source.seriesBuilding a Medicinewise Community
dcterms.source.conferenceNational Medicines Symposium 2012
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateMay 24 2012
dcterms.source.conferencelocationSydney
dcterms.source.placeSydney
curtin.departmentSchool of Public Health
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