Comments on: Patents and the Developing World–Commentary http://techliberation.com/2007/11/28/patents-and-the-developing-world-commentary/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ameda http://techliberation.com/2007/11/28/patents-and-the-developing-world-commentary/comment-page-1/#comment-65161 Ameda Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:21:48 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/28/patents-and-the-developing-world-commentary/#comment-65161 <p>Very informative indeed!, thanks for posting, I really loved it.</p> Very informative indeed!, thanks for posting, I really loved it.

]]> By: Ameda http://techliberation.com/2007/11/28/patents-and-the-developing-world-commentary/comment-page-1/#comment-65162 Ameda Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:21:48 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/28/patents-and-the-developing-world-commentary/#comment-65162 <p>Very informative indeed!, thanks for posting, I really loved it.</p> Very informative indeed!, thanks for posting, I really loved it.

]]> By: Ameda http://techliberation.com/2007/11/28/patents-and-the-developing-world-commentary/comment-page-1/#comment-61818 Ameda Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:21:48 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/28/patents-and-the-developing-world-commentary/#comment-61818 <p>Very informative indeed!, thanks for posting, I really loved it.</p> Very informative indeed!, thanks for posting, I really loved it.

]]> By: Ameda http://techliberation.com/2007/11/28/patents-and-the-developing-world-commentary/comment-page-1/#comment-57669 Ameda Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:21:48 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/28/patents-and-the-developing-world-commentary/#comment-57669 <p>Very informative indeed!, thanks for posting, I really loved it.</p> Very informative indeed!, thanks for posting, I really loved it.

]]> By: enigma_foundry http://techliberation.com/2007/11/28/patents-and-the-developing-world-commentary/comment-page-1/#comment-40026 enigma_foundry Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:28:09 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/28/patents-and-the-developing-world-commentary/#comment-40026 <p><i>It is sad that the plan to produce the drugs in Africa apparently does not extend to actually inventing and developing more such drugs in Africa—or then the patents would be important.</i></p> <p>All well and good to have an abstract point of view that has no support in facts, but the reality is that producing drugs is an important first step in building the infrastructure needed to develop them.</p> <p>How would an African country develop a pharma industry without making generics first?</p> It is sad that the plan to produce the drugs in Africa apparently does not extend to actually inventing and developing more such drugs in Africa—or then the patents would be important.

All well and good to have an abstract point of view that has no support in facts, but the reality is that producing drugs is an important first step in building the infrastructure needed to develop them.

How would an African country develop a pharma industry without making generics first?

]]> By: eee_eff http://techliberation.com/2007/11/28/patents-and-the-developing-world-commentary/comment-page-1/#comment-49896 eee_eff Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:28:09 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/28/patents-and-the-developing-world-commentary/#comment-49896 <p><i>It is sad that the plan to produce the drugs in Africa apparently does not extend to actually inventing and developing more such drugs in Africa—or then the patents would be important.</i><br><br>All well and good to have an abstract point of view that has no support in facts, but the reality is that producing drugs is an important first step in building the infrastructure needed to develop them.<br><br>How would an African country develop a pharma industry without making generics first?</p> It is sad that the plan to produce the drugs in Africa apparently does not extend to actually inventing and developing more such drugs in Africa—or then the patents would be important.

All well and good to have an abstract point of view that has no support in facts, but the reality is that producing drugs is an important first step in building the infrastructure needed to develop them.

How would an African country develop a pharma industry without making generics first?

]]> By: Don Marti http://techliberation.com/2007/11/28/patents-and-the-developing-world-commentary/comment-page-1/#comment-40025 Don Marti Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:57:58 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/28/patents-and-the-developing-world-commentary/#comment-40025 <p>One more link: <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Progress_%26_Freedom_Foundation#Drug_Companies" rel="nofollow">Progress and Freedom Foundation : Drug Companies</a> on sourcewatch.org.</p> One more link: Progress and Freedom Foundation : Drug Companies on sourcewatch.org.

]]> By: Don Marti http://techliberation.com/2007/11/28/patents-and-the-developing-world-commentary/comment-page-1/#comment-49895 Don Marti Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:57:58 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/28/patents-and-the-developing-world-commentary/#comment-49895 <p>One more link: <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Progress_%26_Freedom_Foundation#Drug_Companies" rel="nofollow">Progress and Freedom Foundation : Drug Companies</a> on <a href="http://sourcewatch.org">sourcewatch.org</a>.</p> One more link: Progress and Freedom Foundation : Drug Companies on sourcewatch.org.

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