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Emmanuel Green On 4 September 2018
Patent race of the pharmaceutical lobby
Pharmaceutical companies are preparing to open the largest legal cannabis market in Canada
The advantage of cannabis and its components to treat health problems is no longer a secret. The plant has been considered a medicine for millennia ... And barely banned there is less than 100 years ... Now, cannabis is returning to the center of attention of pharmaceutical companies. These by registering in recent years, dozens of patents on the components of cannabis (cannabinoids).
The race for intellectual property
A new report from the US research firm New Frontier, devoted to the cannabis industry, revealed that 7 of 10 Canada's leading patent holders in the cannabis sector and its components are large, well-known pharmaceutical companies.
According to the report, companies are in the race for the protection of intellectual property (IP). And that just before Canada became the first G7 country to confirm the complete legalization of cannabis. It is difficult, if not impossible to apply these patents in the context of an illegal market ... Indeed, the legalization as of this October, will give a clear strategic advantage to these companies which hold a very competitive market ...
"Big Pharma's entry into the world of cannabis has arrived," the researchers conclude. "Nine of the health problems are treated by cannabis. It can be an alternative treatment [to drugs] and affect billions of dollars in drug sales in the United States over the next two years. "
List of leading Canadian patenteesNovartis. The US-Swiss company, one of the largest in the world. 21 patentsPfizer. The US pharmaceutical company, ranked first in the world in the sale of drugs (manufacturer of Viagra). 14 patentsGeebles. British pharmaceutical leader, it is the first global cannabis manufacturer to have obtained FDA approval. 13 patents.Ericsson. Swedish telephone company. 13 patentsMerck. One of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. 11 patentsSolvay. Belgian pharmaceutical company distributing its medicines by the American pharmaceutical company Abbott. 7 patents in the field of hempKao. A Japanese chemical society. 7 patents in the cannabis sector.Ogeda. The Belgian company acquired last year by the Japanese pharmaceutical company Astellas. Several patents since 2017 in cannabisSanofi. The French pharmaceutical company, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world and the largest in Europe. - 6 patents for cannabisUniversity of Connecticut. 6 patents
"Large pharmaceutical companies establish a strong presence by registering patents on time. And the more cannabis-based drugs enter the global market, the greater the possibilities, "the researchers write.
The US administration
However, the identity that leads everyone in the patent list is actually the american administration. In addition, she holds dozens of patents on cannabinoids. Especially suitable for dozens of health problems. (Glaucoma / Pain / Inflammation / Cough / Stroke / Alzheimer's Disease / Parkinson's Disease / Cancer / Diabetes / Jaundice / Multiple Sclerosis, etc.)
according to a other report of New Frontier, more than 4 billion are spent by pharmaceutical companies and mainly to maintain drugs " Pfizer To treat health problems such as epilepsy, glaucoma, depression, anxiety and stroke. But apart from owning patents, pharmaceutical companies have also entered the real cannabis business. For example, the pharmaceutical company " Sandoz Which is part of Novartis Signed this year a strategic partnership with the big Canadian cannabis company "Tillray"...
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