ARVs is manufactured by several companies and is used to treat HIV/AIDS. ## Compulsory licenses Compulsory licenses have been issued for ARVs in the following instance: ### Thailand issued on August 01, 2012 [[Thailand]]'s provisions on compulsory licences can be in the Patent Act B.E. 2522 (1979). There are four main grounds for issuing a compulsory licence: - Non-working / inadequate “working” Patent not locally produced or imported, or sold at unreasonably high price relative to domestic demand. - Dependent patents Use of a later patent requiring the earlier patent’s invention. - Public non-commercial/government use For public health, environmental conservation, food/medicine shortages, etc. - National emergency / public interest Covers war, epidemics (e.g., HIV/AIDS, SARS, bird flu), national emergencies. More information can be found [here](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/3807 ). ### Albania issued on April 01, 2004 [[Albania]]'s provisions on compulsory licences can be in Law No. 9947 of 7 July 2008 on Industrial Property. As a rule, the competent authority to grant a compulsory licence is the Tirana district court. An interested person may file a request to the Tirana district court to obtain a compulsory licence. More information can be found [here](https://e-courses.epo.org/wbts_int/CompulsoryLicensing/CL_AL.pdf). ## Other products issued by the same manufacturer [[ARVs]] [[HCV medicines]] [[All medicines]] [[ARVs +]] [[Generics]] [[DDI, IDV, LPV/r]] [[IDV, LPV/r, NVP, TDF]] [[3TC, D4T, AZT, NVP, EFV, TDF, DDI, LPV/r, SQV, RTV, NFV, ABC]] [[3TC, 3TC/AZT, 3TC/AZT/NVP, 3TC/D4T, 3TC/D4T/NVP, DDI, EFV, IDV]] [[ABC, DDI, EFV, EFV/FTC/TDF, LPV/r, TDF, FTC/TDF]] [[DAAs]] ## Other products for the same disease [[All medicines]] [[EFV]] [[3TC/D4T/NVP]] [[NFV]] [[EFV/FTC/TDF, 3TC/AZT/EFV]] [[RTV]] [[NVP, 3TC, 3TC/AZT]] [[ARVs +]] [[AZT]] [[T-20]] [[DDI, IDV, LPV/r]] [[3TC/AZT/NVP]] [[Dolutegravir]] [[LPV/r]] [[IDV, LPV/r, NVP, TDF]] [[AZT, 3TC, D4T, NVP, 3TC/AZT]] [[NVP, AZT]] [[3TC/AZT]] [[3TC, D4T, AZT, NVP, EFV, TDF, DDI, LPV/r, SQV, RTV, NFV, ABC]] [[ATV]] [[NVP]] [[ABC/3TC]] [[3TC]] [[3TC, NVP, AZT]] [[NVP, 3TC]] [[3TC, 3TC/AZT, 3TC/AZT/NVP, 3TC/D4T, 3TC/D4T/NVP, DDI, EFV, IDV]] [[AZT, 3TC, AZT/3TC, NVP]] [[RAL]] [[EFV, NVP, 3TC/AZT]] [[3TC/D4T/NVP, LPV/r]] [[TDF/3TC]] [[AZT, 3TC+AZT]]