Event Reports

The EuroCham Intellectual Property Working Group conducted a virtual meeting on 23 July 2020 to jointly discuss the topic of "Patent of Second Medical Use." The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of new efficacy discovery of known drugs due to the urgency of combating the pandemic, and therefore discussion about the exclusion of second medical use from the Patent Law No 13 of 2016 is now becoming very relevant to the current situation. To provide an overview of the topic, the group also invited as the guest speaker, Douglas Clark (Principal and Global Head of Dispute Resolution of Rouse) to share his experience about the problem with medical use patent as well as the solution pertinent with discovery of new medical uses of known compounds which is very valuable. The overall discussion was moderated by Kin-Wah Chow (Head of Intellectual Property Working Group) who also presented his views related to the topic.

On 20 July 2020, the Head and Deputy Head of the Transport and Logistics Working Group met via Zoom Application to discuss upcoming activities and agenda for the next meeting planned for August 2020. This meeting also discussed plans to engage with relevant stakeholders in the sector, including possibly to collaborate with the Import-Export Procedures Working Group. As part of the follow ups, on 22, 24, 27 July 2020, a small task force within the group also briefly discussed the upcoming plan with the Customs Main Office to support their current efforts in drafting a new regulation on Autorized Economic Operator.