http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/34911 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:56:38 GMT 2013-05-25T04:56:38Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/50069 Title: One-Day Preliminary National Consultation on Access to Patented Knowledge "Patents and Platform Technologies: Understanding Implications for Research and Development in Malaria and Tuberculosis" Authors: Sriram, K Abstract: Mr. Linu Mathew Philip, Executive Director, Centad warmly welcomed all distinguished resource people and delegates attending the consultation. He began the introduction by stating the importance of platform technology as an inter-phase to access medicine, in a time when pathogens were getting more resilient and there are fewer technologies to take on these issues. Mr. Philip also mentioned about Centad‟s dreams of access to medicines by taking on the policy issues effectively and aggressively. To make policies enable in such a way that people can have access to medicines and access to innovations, adding that technologies can find a good solution to these existing disease and the diseases that maybe coming in the course of time... Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/50069 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/50067 Title: Quelle organisation communautaire de la recherche pour stimuler l'innovation dans la zone CEMAC ? Authors: Loumou, Désiré Abstract: Dans le cadre de son projet de recherche sur le thème dans quelle mesure l’exemption de la recherché peut-elle stimuler l’innovation, l’Appia a mené un ensemble de travaux dont plus d’un s’est intéressé à la problématique de l’état de la recherche dans la zone Cemac. A la suite de ces travaux, une préoccupation principale est née de la constatation de ce que l’état de la recherche dans cette sous-région était assez critique, non pas seulement du fait de l’absence d’une politique y relative, mais aussi et surtout du fait de la vétusté des outils institutionnels, juridiques et techniques qui concourent à son efficacité et sa contribution au développement socioéconomique de la zone... Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/50067 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/50066 Title: Patent and research exemption: Challenges for research capacity and utilization in universities, research institutions and industry in Botswana Authors: Ama, Njoku O; Fombad, Charles M Abstract: This study focuses on the patent system, which is a key tool in promoting research and innovation. The general objective of the study is to assess the challenges of patent and research exemptions on research capacity and utilization in universities, research institutions and industry in Botswana. Empirical evidence was obtained through the use of questionnaires administered to researchers in academic and research institutions, manufacturing industries and companies throughout the country, backed by two focus group discussions (one in the south of the country and the other in the north). The records of patents registered in the country before and after independence were extracted and studied. The empirical findings gathered from the questionnaires and focus group discussions were carefully analysed and a number of conclusions were drawn. First, that in spite of intellectual property legislation having been introduced as early as 1966, the level of patent awareness and possibly intellectual property awareness in the country generally is low (67%), while only 62% of researchers from academic institutions were aware. Most researchers, whether in the academia or in industry, claim some awareness about the existence of patents but on closer questioning, it becomes clear that such knowledge is usually very superficial. Hence, the existence of a legal framework dealing with patents and its attempts to provide incentives and promote research and innovations, especially through research exemptions is bound to be ineffective in the absence of patent awareness. Second, whilst it is clear that the existing legal framework recognizes and protects patents, the nature and scope for encouraging research use of patented inventions through research exemption is less clear. A wide variety of options are available for addressing the problems associated with experimenting with patented products. It is necessary that for patent legislation to be balanced, it must also contain an experimental use exemption to enhance the prospects of encouraging research and innovation with respect to patented products. Finally, it is also necessary that incentives to innovate, such as royalty sharing agreements and special achievement awards are provided to encourage inventors. At the end of the day, the critical issue seems to be the need to create an awareness of the potential benefits of patents and research exemptions in underdeveloped countries if the legal protection provided is going to have any practical effects on researchers. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/50066 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/50065 Title: Compulsory Licenses as means to Access Patented Platform Technologies in TB and Malaria Authors: Visalakshi, S; Raju, K D; Raju, R; Santhosh, M R; Pai, Y Abstract: Patents are issued to protect inventions and innovations and to serve as incentive for more such activity and as consideration for disseminating the invention/innovation to the wider public. This is expected to lead to larger quantity of the product/service which the patent contains so that the availability would be more and wide spread. It would also encourage competition. Hence the main purpose of issue of patent is encouraging dissemination of knowledge and wider use. If it really happens in the field it is very good. But does it really happen? The situation in the field at times is to exclude than include more people as users of knowledge embedded in a patent. This can happen by broad patents, refusal to license the patent etc. This can lead to monopolies, high prices, slow or no progress on follow-on research, reduced number of new products in the market etc. Ultimately in the case of biomedical research it can lead to reduced access to health care products which are vital. In this area especially after the advent of biotechnology there is a unusual increase in patenting activity by the academia and industry which includes upstream patenting which is the main concern of this study. Description: Annexures & Appendices included Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/50065 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/50064 Title: Exploring Patent Pooling as a Tool for National Development Authors: Santiago, Josephine R; Mendoza, Antonio Aldrin R; Vilchez, Maria Gladys C Abstract: As a response to the global competition initiated by the Call for Proposal by the International Development Research Center on the theme “ACCESSING PATENTED KNOWLEDGE FOR INNOVATION”, this Paper aims at exploring patent pools, a locally unfamiliar yet internationally-recognized and century-old approach to technology commercialization, as a tool for national development in the Philippines... Description: Appendices included Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/50064 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z