Patients not Patents Executive Director Jeffrey Light recently testified at the DC City Council on the proposed legislation calling for compulsory licensing authority on prescription medications.

Testimony and Comments Before Government Bodies

• Testimony of Jeffrey Light on District of Columbia Compulsory Licensing Bill
• Comments on USPTO Continuation Rules (posted soon)
• Comments on USPTO Patentability Guidelines (posten soon)

Factsheets

• Costly Drugs Cost Lives. An information sheet for lawyers, judges and policy makers.

Petitions and Letters

• US-Korea Free Trade Negotiations.  Patients not Patents joins other NGO's in opposing the US-South Korea bilateral trade negotiations.
• Brazil on AIDS Drugs.  Letter supporting civil society efforts urging Brazil to issue compulsory licenses for Kaletra, a life-saving AIDS drug.  

Miscellaneous

• PhRMA Greeting Card on World AIDS Day.  Patients not Patents thanks the pharmaceutical industry for its dedication to earning profits over helping people.