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Editorials archive results 1-12 of 12 in Science & Innovation Policy and Intellectual property
Time to rethink intellectual property laws?
Patents on scientific knowledge may not be as useful — or valuable — as many claim them to be.
Don't let price rises blow development off course
Commodity price rises are no substitute for long-term investment in infrastructure and capacity as a means of securing sustained development.
Promises, promises …
More efforts are needed to hold the leaders of the G8 nations to commitments made at their annual summit meetings.
EDITORIAL | 11 July 2008 | EN
G8 needs more 'joined-up' thinking on science
At its global summit next week the G8 needs to build on the work of its predecessors, putting science and technology back at the heart of the international aid agenda.
Access to drugs: a suitable case for treatment
Increasing access to affordable drugs in developing countries requires better government intervention, not less of it.
EDITORIAL | 5 April 2006 | EN
The case for science-based agriculture
Although GM crops are controversial, they can still play an important role in meeting the world's food needs. But the controversies do highlight the need for a robust regulatory framework.
A deal on drugs is only the first step
Last week’s agreement on provisions under which developing nations can gain access to cheap medicines should not lead to over-optimism about the outcome of broader trade talks later this month.
EDITORIAL | 1 September 2003 | EN
The case for a new intellectual property order
Pressure is growing for a rethink of the principles behind international rules on intellectual property. The goal must be a genuine level playing field, not one skewed towards the interests of the rich.
EDITORIAL | 12 May 2003 | EN
Can 'the spirit of Doha' be kept alive?
Opposition from the pharmaceutical industry to new rules on access to cheap drugs by developing nations has cast a cloud over political commitments to meeting the needs of the poor.
EDITORIAL | 6 January 2003 | EN
Loosening the grip of patents on research
Intellectual property rules are often seen as dividing the interests of developed and developing countries. But, as a recent report stresses, in areas such as their impact on research, both share common interests in reform.
EDITORIAL | 14 October 2002 | EN
DNA patents need tighter restrictions
A ban on patenting genome sequences would be both impractical and unrealistic. But much tighter rules, both national and international, are needed on the conditions under which such patents are granted.
EDITORIAL | 29 June 2002 | EN
Patently absurd?
Publicity stunts designed to promote public reflection of complex but pressing issues — such as the impact of patents laws on developing countries — should, if well-informed, not be dismissed as quickly as some are often tempted to do
EDITORIAL | 11 February 2002 | EN
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