Senator Joe Lieberman and four democrats (Menendez D-NJ, Lautenberg D-NJ, Carper D-Del, Feinsten D-CA) in the Senate have asked U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab to rough up Thailand over its plans to issue compulsory licenses on drug patents for diseases other than AIDS, TB or malaria.
[The WTO's FAQ on the use of compulsory licenses is on the web here.]
In their March 20, 2007 letter, the five Senators described the Thai government's proposals as "a government policy to...
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