Patent pools in the news
The recent buzz of coverage around the patent pool in the Guardian continues today with a letter to GSK and other Pharma companies from UNITAID.
Original article in the Guardian on 6th September drawing attention to the CEO letter to GSK’s Andrew Witty:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/sep/06/glaxosmithkline-hiv-drugs-urged
The article reiterated in an online Pharma news site and the ‘Mail and Guardian’ South African newspaper:
http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/activists-ask-gsk-pool-hiv-patents/2009-09-08
http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-09-07-glaxosmithkline-urged-to-pool-its-patents-on-hiv-drugs
GSK’s response regarding its engagement with UNITAID published in the Guardian on September 10th:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/sep/10/glaxosmithkline-hiv-aids-patents
And then on the same day mentioned in the Katine blog:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/katineblog/2009/sep/10/news-health
Today- 15th September. A response from UNITAID published:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2009/sep/15/unitaid-aids-patent-pool