This is one of several Wikileaks cables on Poland pharmaceutical reimbursements.
Some highlights from this cable:
September 3, 2011
From KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (/wikileaks)
The following is a January 2009 cable written by Michael E. Ranneberger, the U.S. Ambassador to Kenya. The subject of the cable is: Kenya Passes Long Awaited Anti-counterfeit Goods Bill
http://cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=09NAIROBI86
Cable reference id: #09NAIROBI86Reference id aka Wikileaks id #186907 ???
Subject Kenya Passes Long Awaited Anti-counterfeit Goods Bill
Origin Embassy Nairobi (Kenya)
Continue ReadingWikileaks cables on the US opposition to Philippines legislation on affordable medicines
From KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (/wikileaks)
From September 19, 2005 to January 15, 2010, the US Department of State sent dozens of cables from Manila reporting on disputes in the Philippines regarding IPR and the pricing of pharmaceutical drugs. Much of the U.S. advocacy in the Philippines was done in close cooperation with Pfizer.
Implementing the Jordan FTA rules on exclusive rights in regulatory test data
September 2, 2011
From KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (/wikileaks)On August 30, 2011, Wikileaks published a December 19, 2005 cable written by Daniel Rubinstein. The cable illustrates the degree to which the U.S. Department of State monitors the implementation of the Jordan-US FTA agreement, as regards disputes over rules on data exclusivity.
May 18 2009 cable regarding meeting between US Ambassador and pharma execs in Turkey
September 2, 2011
From KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (/wikileaks)In this May 18, 2009 cable, US Ambassador to Turkey James Franklin Jeffrey (currently the US Ambassador to Iraq) met with pharmaceutical company officials, and promised to pressure Turkey to adopt pro-industry changes in regulatory and procurement policies, as well as industry backed policies on patent protection and data exclusivity.
Wikileaks: US Cable on WIPO SCCR 17 meeting
September 2, 2011
From KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (/wikileaks)This is a US Department of State cable reporting on the WIPO SCCR 17 meeting, which took place November 3-7, 2008. This was the first meeting focusing primarily on copyrigh limitations and exceptions, and also, the meeting where the World Blind Union first presented its proposal for a treaty.
Among the observations reported in the cable:
Diplomats advise drug company executives on best way to lobby Portugal government
September 2, 2011
From KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (/wikileaks)This cable reports on a meeting between U.S. and European diplomats and executives from 13 pharmaceutical companies (7 US, 2 UK, 2 Swiss, 1 German and 1 French).
The companies complained about “unstable pricing policies, GOP reimbursement delays, capricious and opaque revenue caps, and lax enforcement of patent rights.
2008 May 14 Cable: Poland wants to cap drug cost effectiveness at 3x GDP/pop. Pfizer wants 6x
September 3, 2011 From KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (/wikileaks) On May 14, 2008, The US Embassy in Warsaw sent a cable that discussed additions to the list of pharmaceutical products reimbursed by the government. A few highlights from… Continue Reading
The Johnson & Johnson Acuvue Compulsory License
In April of 2010, District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan (M.D Florida, Jacksonville division) declined to grant a permanent injunction following a finding that the Johnson & Johnson’s ACUVUE®OASYS contact lens product infringed patents owned by CIBA Vision Corporation, providing another example of, in effect, a judicial compulsory license following the 2006 eBay v. MercExchange case; the judge wrote:
Howard Dean — for hire
Salon has an article today with this title: The seduction of Howard Dean, by Justin Elliot.