[Medicines Patent Pool press release, Link, (CC-BY)]The report provides an overview of the patent and licensing status of a select number of antiretroviral medicines in developing countries. Focusing mainly on ARVs recommended by the World Health Organization, the document analyses also data regarding new ARVs that have either recently obtained regulatory approval or are in Phase III clinical trials.
The main source of patent data for compiling this report is the MPP Patent Status Database for selected HIV Medicines, which includes information collected from patent offices in developing countries.
The electronic version of the report is accessible here.
Print copies are available upon request from the Medicines Patent Pool. For questions or comments please contact us at: office@medicinespatentpool.org
