Patents and Drug Importation.

Examines intellectual property issues relating to imports of prescription drugs, focusing on so-called parallel imports of patented medicines, which are drugs legitimately distributed overseas and then sold to U.S. consumers without permission of the authorized U.S. distributor. Explains the fundame...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Consumers. Drugs. Patents. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines intellectual property issues relating to imports of prescription drugs, focusing on so-called parallel imports of patented medicines, which are drugs legitimately distributed overseas and then sold to U.S. consumers without permission of the authorized U.S. distributor. Explains the fundamentals of pharmaceutical patents, reviews issues raised by the parallel importation of patented pharmaceuticals, including label licenses, and discusses related legislative matters and alternatives.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.