1. Patents & Public Health
IPR & the Pharma Sector
Dr. Akun Sabharwal

2. Patents Act 1970 ‘’Process V/s Product’’ Patent The Effect
Cost of medicine – Affordable
Public Health Issues
Social Justice
Indian Pharma Industry:
Became a Global Player
Provided many in the developing world
Dr. Akun Sabharwal

3. The new Patent Regime WTO, TRIPS…
Product patent
Linkage between Trade & IPR – Is it so?
Trade – Liberalization of flow of goods & Services
TRIPS – Imposes Trade-restrictive policies
Medicine…Monopoly…Malice
Dr. Akun Sabharwal

4. IPR & Innovation… Yes…Really? What about Evergreening
Even if in small measure –
Innovation goals to be traded off against health & lives lost from increased prices
Dr. Akun Sabharwal

5. The Solution
Compulsory Licensing for Life saving or essential medicines.
Resist pressure to join or align policies with new trade agreements.
Consolidation of approach to Pharma access & innovation - Prize Money Concept
Support Pharma R&D
Open Science Networks
Dr. Akun Sabharwal