IGBA Statement on Hosting of Pat-INFORMED by WIPO (December 2019)
Since September 2018 the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has hosted the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) patent database Pat-INFORMEDi on its website. This database is simply a posting of unverified patent information provided directly by originator pharmaceutical companies. WIPO specifically exempts itself and IFPMA member companies from any and all liability for the provision of false or inaccurate informationii .
