China defends rescinding Viagra patent

[dArKeR]

AFP , SHANGHAI

China yesterday defended its decision to overturn Pfizer's patent for Viagra in a ruling seen as a setback to protection of intellectual property rights in the country.

The US makers of the top selling erectile disfunction drug were in breach of China's intellectual property rights (IPR) law when they failed to accurately explain "technological" uses of Viagra's key ingredient, an official with the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) said.

"If you widen the description of the technological uses, you could likely be violating the patent right of others," the SIPO official said on condition of anonymity.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worldbiz/archives/2004/07/09/2003178299

Viagra doesn't have anything to do with 'disfunction'. It's being sold as Crack.

[zbdent]

1. withering back to normal

flaccid news reporting.

Guess this might be a kick in the crotch for Viagra, eh?

Maybe they're feeling a little blue now.

[lucky777]

2. Pfizer will have to keep pounding away, harder, not in spurts,

but again and again until the Chinese are satisfied.