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Dealing with A State of Emergency: A Comparative Study Between Indonesia and Malaysia in Government Use for Pharmaceutical Products

International Law Discourse in Southeast Asia · Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025) · pp. 77–112

DOI
10.15294/ildisea.v5i2.29671
ISSN
2829-9655, 2830-0297
Published
2025-12-12
Publisher
Universitas Negeri Semarang
Language
eng
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

Abstract

The implementation of patents by the government has become a national policy to control the spread of COVID-19 by helping drug supplies in emergencies and urgent situations. The purpose of this research is to analyse patent regulation by the government (Government Use) for pharmaceutical products in the state of emergency in Indonesia by comparing with Government Use in Malaysia. This research is legal research using secondary data with qualitative analysis. The implementation of patents by the government on the Covid-19 drugs remdesivir and favipiravir, whose application in Indonesia has been based on the provisions regulated by TRIPS and the DOHA Declaration. The implementation of this policy is due to a very urgent need in efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Malaysia has also implemented the same policy to address the need to import a generic version of the Hepatitis C drug. It is hoped that the implementation of patents by the Government on the drugs remdesivir and favipiravir can facilitate access for Covid-19 patients who need them and can be an effective strategy to deal with the Covid-19 outbreak.

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  • State University of Semarang
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Martitah MartitahAffiliation unknown11
Pujiono PujionoAffiliation unknown9
Yuli Prasetyo AdhiAffiliation unknown9
Rini FidiyaniAffiliation unknown4
MUHAMMAD SHIDQON PRABOWOAffiliation unknown3
Mohammad Reza FachruddinAffiliation unknown3
Rahmawati Mohd. YusoffAffiliation unknown3
Andry SetiawanAffiliation unknown2
Ivan Bhakti YudistiraAffiliation unknown2
LAGA SUGIARTOAffiliation unknown2
Jafar SidikAffiliation unknown2
Asep RozaliAffiliation unknown2
Rodiyah RodiyahAffiliation unknown2
Abraham AbrahamAffiliation unknown2
Windi AgustinAffiliation unknown2
Masyitha Aulia ArifaAffiliation unknown2
Saru ArifinAffiliation unknown2
Dani MuhtadaAffiliation unknown2
I Made Widia Wirya PutraAffiliation unknown2
Rahmawati Mohd YusoffAffiliation unknown2
Slamet SumartoAffiliation unknown2
Gianefi SafitriDirektorat Jenderal Imigrasi1
SIGIT EKA PRAMONOAffiliation unknown1
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Indrayana Chandra KarunaAffiliation unknown1
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