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The Plumpy’nut patent: well protected but now also widely available in the developing world

Posted on December 7, 2010 by | 4 Comments

This has been sitting on my desk for a while.  One of the reasons I waited before blogging it was I wanted to see what others in the online community were going to make of the news.  Many of you will remember the … Continue reading →

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Plumpy’nut in the New York Times & Huffington Post

Posted on September 21, 2010 by | 3 Comments

The New York Times just published an in-depth story on RUTFs.  Andrew Rice’s story provides a historical perspective and looks at the dramatic impact these products have had on humanitarian assistance.  He also examines the history of the invention, its … Continue reading →

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IPRs needn’t be a barrier to development; the Plumpy’nut case

Posted on July 19, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Some time back we posted an item on the Plumpy’nut case.  This is a fascinating case for our community; it’s at the intersection of a debate involving patent rights, development economics and the public interest.  It is a real roller-coaster … Continue reading →

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Plumpy’nut legal battle and the idea of “global responsibility licencing”

Posted on May 17, 2010 by | 4 Comments

A very interesting article on the BBC website last month describes a legal battle over a “hunger wonder product”. “Legal fight over Plumpy’nut, the hunger wonder-product“ The product is “Plumpy’nut” (more details on the Wikipedia page) and there are lots … Continue reading →

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Is Open Source “bad”?…. NO!

Posted on March 1, 2011 by | 1 Comment

Spotted another take on the Plumpy’Nut case this week.  Readers of this blog will know we have been following this news closely over the past year. (See our posts here).  The post on AfroIP was entitled, “The Sticky Situation Surrounding Plumpy’Nut.”  The writer, Isaac Rutenberg, (Patent Agent at Bozicevic, Field … Continue reading →

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Licencing for development, FTO & questions for the future; Day #5 of the NPI meeting

Posted on June 19, 2010 by | 3 Comments

Friday morning and it was another lovely day in DC (lovely to a person who is used to living in a very cloudy city).  Today is our last day (of course we can have meetings on own tomorrow) so let us … Continue reading →

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