They must support increased financing of research, strengthen intellectual property protections and make certain pending legislation on biosimilars protects patient safety and preserves incentives to innovate new therapies for unmet medical needs.
Yet for all the concern over excess, intellectual property protections seem only to grow stronger.
Commendably, the Senate Judiciary Committee is trying to bolster the government's power to enforce intellectual property protections.
The United States does stand to gain the most from stronger intellectual property protections, most of which must be in effect by 2005, under Trips.
ruling was significant because it represents the first time the trade body has approved a sanction that invalidates intellectual property protections.
Technology transfer came easily and inexpensively until domestic skills and local industries were advanced enough that stronger intellectual property protections became a matter of self-interest.
