IGBA Urges WIPO To Revoke Patent Database Support

Points To Unverified Information In Originator-Backed Pat-INFORMED Database

12 Dec 2019

The International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association has urged the World Intellectual Property Organization to withdraw its support for a global database of pharmaceutical patent information. The Pat-INFORMED database – which is comprised of intellectual-property information provided by originators – contains unverified data and lacks appropriate safeguards, the IGBA contends.

World_Map_Skyline — WIPO should withdraw its support for the database, the IGBA says • Source: Shutterstock

The World Intellectual Property Organization should revoke its support for a global database of patent information backed by brand body the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations, according to the International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association.

The IGBA argues that the Pat-INFORMED database contains unverified data and lacks appropriate safeguards, making it inappropriate for a United...