Thai Editorial Urges Tough Stance On CL Issue With U.S.
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
The Bangkok Post was sharply critical in an editorial of the U.S. position on Thailand's unsettled compulsory license policy. The newspaper urged the Thai government to "take a strong, unalterable stance on this vital issue," one in favor of imposing compulsory licensing for drugs for the sake of 64 million Thais. "Care of Thais comes before patent law," it said, and accused the U.S. government of escalating "its imagined dispute with Thailand far out of proportion." Otherwise, it said, there is little difference between the two countries on intellectual property enforcement. (Click here for more