Gilead hepatitis C drug patent faces European challenge

Gilead hepatitis C drug patent faces European challenge
International groups representing doctors and patients have launched a fresh challenge to the patent on Gilead Sciences' hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir at the European Patent Office in order to increase access to the treatment.

MSF and MdM, who have been joined by 28 groups from across Europe, said key patents on sofosbuvir had already been revoked in China and Ukraine, and decisions were pending in other countries, including Argentina, India, Brazil, Russia and Thailand.

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