Compulsory licensing is a practice that allows a third party to produce or use a patented product or process without the consent of the patent owner. The practice may be implemented to ensure patent ...

On 27 April 2023, the European Commission (the Commission) published its Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on compulsory licensing for crisis management (the ...

About the author: Ellen ‘t Hoen is the director of Medicines Law & Policy , a group of legal and policy experts offering advice to international organizations and governments. She is the founder and ...

On April 28 2006 the EU Council adopted a Regulation on the compulsory licensing of patents and supplementary protection certificates (SPCs). The Regulation establishes a procedure for the grant of ...

“Confrontational approaches such as compulsory licensing are time consuming, risky and an ultimately unsustainable way of addressing global health challenges. Voluntary licensing, by contrast, ...

Vietnam's Ministry of Health is drafting a circular on compulsory licensing for pharmaceutical patents. From the view of protecting and promoting innovation in the industry, it is worthwhile to ...