Drug Patents Under the Spotlight

Sharing practical knowledge about pharmaceutical patents

May 2003

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Drug patents under the spotlight
Sharing practical knowledge about pharmaceutical patents

Authors
Pascale Boulet
Christopher Garrison
Ellen 't Hoen

Editor
Laura Hakoköngäs

Acknowledgements
This report was published with financial support from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Special thanks to
Orn Bunjumnong, Carlos Correa, Achara Eksaengsri, Krisana Kraisintu, James Love, Fernanda Macedo, Sisule Fredrick Musungu, Daniel Berman, Ingrid Cox, Julia Double, Seco Gérard, Bernard Pécoul and all the individuals who helped us gather the information contained in this report

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