Internation Patent Law doesn't apply to USG?

[Meyer Wolfsheim]

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D- New York, said Tuesday a generic version of
ciproflaxin, the antibiotic used to treat anthrax, should be made
available immediately for government use even though German drugmaker
BayerAG holds the patent for the drug.

http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/10/16/anthrax/
http://money.cnn.com/2001/10/16/news/generic_cipro/

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Hmmm.


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