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Justice delayed? Justice denied? Justice served?
16 April 2019What does the retrial of genocide convict Augustin Ngirabatware mean for international criminal law and the victims of the 1994 genocide? -
How can a formal IP/legal training for scientists improve the overall quality of patent applications?
15 April 2019The quality of a granted patent is dependent on the quality of the patent application. For the companies where scientists write their own patents, IP legal training for scientists can help improving their patent drafting skills. -
WHO fair pricing forum: watching for drug industry accountability
12 April 2019Expensive medicines are a ubiquitous challenge from which no government is immune. Excessive price hikes are an urgent human rights issue with serious ramifications for public health. One such example is that of Truvada (emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate), a breakthrough medicine that can be taken once a day to lower the risk of HIV infection (called pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP). In the United States, Truvada costs between US $1,600-$2,000 every month and the average monthly wage is $3,498 for women and $4,345 for men . A recent 4.9% price increase... -
The fashion industry: worth the IP?
10 April 2019The fashion industry needs strong IPRs for its development, however, a lot of divergences are found between the strategy imposed in this sector and the way the IP system is drafted, which often fails to benefit small companies.
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