public funded research and intellectual property

From 8-9 November 2010, Djims Milius from the IP Unit gave a presentation on the South African “IPRs from Publicly Financed Research Act 2008 and Regulations” as part of a symposium organised in New Delhi, India by Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) and Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines (India) with a focus on the proliferation of legislations in developing countries similar to the US Bayh-Dole Act.