Health Care and IP : Compulsory Licensing in Asia, Australia, Pacific

Korea
- January 30, 2002. HeeSeob NAM and SungHo PARK on behalf of People's Health Coalition for Equitable Society, Association of Physicians for Humanism, and Korean Pharmacists for Democratic Society. Request for a Compulsory License for Glivec.
- For more information on this particular example, see the CPTech Gleevec Page.
Philippines
- July 24, 1997. Decision by the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Smith Kline & French Laboratories, Ltd., petitioner, vs. Court of Appeals, Bureau of Patents, Trademarks and Technology Transfer and Doctors Pharmaceuticals, Inc. respondents.
- Philippine Intellectual Property Code - Part Two. [Republic Act No. 8293] Chapter X concerns compulsory licensing.
Japan
- Japan patent law. See in particular:
  93.--(1) Where the working of a patented invention is particularly necessary in the public interest, a person who intends to work the invention may request the patentee or the exclusive licensee to hold consultations on the grant of a non-exclusive license.
  (2) If no agreement is reached or no consultation is possible under the preceding subsection, a person who intends to work the patented invention may request the Minister for International Trade and Industry for an arbitration decision.
New Zealand
- Section 46 of the Patent Act regarding Compulsory licenses.
People's Republic of China
- Compulsory licensing provisions in patent law.
Taiwan
- Patent Laws.. See Section five, Article 78-83 for provisions on compulsory licensing. The compulsory license is available for "national emergency," "promoting the public welfare," or when a person cannot obtain a license for "reasonable commercial terms and conditions." The non-transferable compulsory licenses are "restricted to supply largely the need of the domestic market," and shall pay "adequate compensation of the patentee."
- Amended Articles of the Patent Law in Taiwan, includes provisions regarding compulsory licensing of patents.
- TIPLO's discription of changes in Taiwan patent law. Apparently one area of controversey concerns semi conductors.
Vietnam
Thailand
India