TY - JOUR
T1 - Patent pools and collaborative initiatives
T2 - Assessing the efficacy of alternatives to ip in the development of new pharmaceutical drugs, especially for neglected diseases - An empirical analysis
AU - Pugatch, Meir Perez
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This article examines the issue of risk in research and development (R&D) pertaining to new pharmaceuticals, especially those aimed at neglected diseases and/or relevant primarily to the developing world. In partic-ular, the article considers the role of patent pools and other forms of non-proprietary models as alternatives to patents (and other types of intellectual property rights) in R&D for new pharmaceuticals. The article concludes that that these mechanisms still achieve very little output and can therefore not currently be considered as viable alternatives to the use of patents in pharmaceutical R&D. Another relevant finding is that many of the existing collaborative initiatives and partnerships for R&D in neglected diseases actually rely on different forms of intellectual property rights.
AB - This article examines the issue of risk in research and development (R&D) pertaining to new pharmaceuticals, especially those aimed at neglected diseases and/or relevant primarily to the developing world. In partic-ular, the article considers the role of patent pools and other forms of non-proprietary models as alternatives to patents (and other types of intellectual property rights) in R&D for new pharmaceuticals. The article concludes that that these mechanisms still achieve very little output and can therefore not currently be considered as viable alternatives to the use of patents in pharmaceutical R&D. Another relevant finding is that many of the existing collaborative initiatives and partnerships for R&D in neglected diseases actually rely on different forms of intellectual property rights.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84893379878&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S1867299X00001628
DO - 10.1017/S1867299X00001628
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84893379878
SN - 1867-299X
VL - 2
SP - 566
EP - 571
JO - European Journal of Risk Regulation
JF - European Journal of Risk Regulation
IS - 4
ER -