The President of the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) is Now a Member of the Compulsory Licensing Ministerial Committee
The Prime Minister (PM) (Dr. Mostafa Kamal Madboli) issued on August 18th, 2021, the decree number 1967/2021 stating that the President of the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) is now a member of the Compulsory Licensing (CL) Ministerial Committee formed by the Decree 251/2020 . This Committee was established in compliance with articles 23 and 24 …
IPR Enforcement under the New Egyptian Customs System.
Egypt has introduced a new customs system by virtue of the new Executive Regulation of the Egyptian Customs Law number 207/2020, hereinafter referred to “the Executive Regulation”. The new executive regulation was issued by the Ministry of Finance and published in the official gazette (issue 193 continued) on 31 August 2021. The Executive Regulation developed …
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The Proposal of Temporary Waiver of Certain TRIPS IP Protection in Response to COVID-19
The World Trade Organization (WTO) members agreed to schedule a meeting on September 14th, 2021, to continue consideration of the proposal for a temporary waiver of certain TRIPS IP protection obligations in response to COVID-19. Accordingly, the chair of the WTO’s TRIPS Council, Ambassador Dagfinn Sorli from Norway arranged the meeting on the set date.
Egypt Remains on the Watch List in the 2021: Special 301 Report about IPR Protection
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) – Executive Office of the President has issued its 2021 Special 301 Report (Report). This Report is about the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection in various countries worldwide with particular emphasis on how it affects the US IPR. The Special 301 Report is the result of …
On the legal and economic risks of Minority Shareholdings in Tobacco Industry
Promoting competition is a key factor for economic growth. It allows the companies to compete and discover better operating procedures to enhance their economic performance. A properly functioning competitive environment attracts private investors from around the world as it is the supreme goal for competition policy to eradicate barriers for entry.
Compulsory Licensing in Egypt
Introduction There has been some recent interest from the GOE in certain aspects of the Compulsory Licensing (CL). They are beginning to explore it inter alia, in the pharmaceutical industry.