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re: mightybull bta The potential size of the avian flu [possible] pandemic could create issues beyond that of normal drug markets. If patents are suspended how do you value the companies and anyway will they be permitted to make windfall profits.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/14/health/14virus.html

Indian Company to Make Generic Version of Flu Drug Tamiflu

Although generic manufacturers cannot legally sell the patented drug in the West, all national patent laws, including those of the United States, allow governments to cancel patents during emergencies and either buy generics or force patent holders to license their formulas to rivals.