Intellectual Property and Public Health – A White Paper

23 Pages Posted: 2 May 2013 Last revised: 19 Jun 2014

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Ryan G. Vacca

University of New Hampshire School of Law

James Ming Chen

Michigan State University - College of Law

Jay Dratler

University of Akron - School of Law

Thomas Folsom

Regent University School of Law

Timothy S. Hall

University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law

Yaniv Heled

Georgia State University College of Law

Frank Pasquale

Cornell Law School; Cornell Tech

Elizabeth A. Reilly

University of Akron - School of Law

Jeffrey Samuels

University of Akron - School of Law

Katherine J. Strandburg

New York University School of Law

Kara W. Swanson

Northeastern University - School of Law

Andrew W. Torrance

University of Kansas School of Law; MIT Sloan School of Management

Katharine A. Van Tassel

Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Date Written: April 30, 2013

Abstract

On October 26, 2012, the University of Akron School of Law’s Center for Intellectual Property and Technology hosted its Sixth Annual IP Scholars Forum. In attendance were thirteen legal scholars with expertise and an interest in IP and public health who met to discuss problems and potential solutions at the intersection of these fields. This report summarizes this discussion by describing the problems raised, areas of agreement and disagreement between the participants, suggestions and solutions made by participants and the subsequent evaluations of these suggestions and solutions. Led by the moderator, participants at the Forum focused generally on three broad questions. First, are there alternatives to either the patent system or specific patent doctrines that can provide or help provide sufficient incentives for health-related innovation? Second, is health information being used proprietarily and if so, is this type of protection appropriate? Third, does IP conflict with other non-IP values that are important in health and how does or can IP law help resolve these conflicts? This report addresses each of these questions in turn.

Keywords: public health, intellectual property, TRIPS, patent, healthcare, health, big data, innovation, health care, pharmaceuticals, alternatives, Hatch-Waxman, prizes, collectively governed systems, clinical trials, black box, transparency, Obamacare, privacy, human rights

JEL Classification: H51, I00, I10, I11, I18, I19, K1, K19, K32, O31, O33, O34, O38, O39

Suggested Citation

Vacca, Ryan G. and Chen, James Ming and Dratler, Jay and Folsom, Thomas C. and Hall, Timothy S. and Heled, Yaniv and Pasquale, Frank A. and Reilly, Elizabeth A. and Samuels, Jeffrey and Strandburg, Katherine J. and Swanson, Kara W. and Torrance, Andrew W. and Van Tassel, Katharine A., Intellectual Property and Public Health – A White Paper (April 30, 2013). Akron Intellectual Property Journal, Vol. 7, 2013, U of Akron Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-11, Northeastern University School of Law Research Paper No. 152-2013, Seton Hall Public Law Research Paper No. 2259089, Georgia State University College of Law, Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-22, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2259089

Ryan G. Vacca (Contact Author)

University of New Hampshire School of Law ( email )

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James Ming Chen

Michigan State University - College of Law ( email )

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Jay Dratler

University of Akron - School of Law ( email )

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Thomas C. Folsom

Regent University School of Law ( email )

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Timothy S. Hall

University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law ( email )

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Yaniv Heled

Georgia State University College of Law ( email )

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Frank A. Pasquale

Cornell Law School ( email )

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Elizabeth A. Reilly

University of Akron - School of Law ( email )

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Jeffrey Samuels

University of Akron - School of Law ( email )

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Katherine J. Strandburg

New York University School of Law ( email )

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Kara W. Swanson

Northeastern University - School of Law ( email )

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Andrew W. Torrance

University of Kansas School of Law ( email )

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MIT Sloan School of Management ( email )

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Katharine A. Van Tassel

Case Western Reserve University School of Law ( email )

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