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by missosoup 2473 days ago
India has been pretty open and vocal about ignoring pharma patents when it comes to medications. They put the needs of the people above the financial wants of the industry.

It's been a cause of tension in trade negotiations.
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ganeshkrishnan 2472 days ago
Please. It's not ignoring patents. It's about ignoring patents after time limit and not allowing patents with minor modifications.

Insulin is still patented in US even though it was invented in Canada.

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missosoup 2472 days ago
> Please. It's not ignoring patents.

Yes it is. And the pharma industry is pretty butthurt about it.

https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2015/03/19/inside-india-...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnlamattina/2013/04/08/indias...

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ganeshkrishnan 2472 days ago
It says in the article

>India’s law sets a higher bar for protection than in some other countries, limiting the ability of companies to get patents for new versions of drugs whose active ingredients were previously known unless they can show significant therapeutic benefit.

It's not ignoring patents, it's setting a high bar for them. You can't rehash old medicine and patent them.

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