31.   In some cases, though, the generic makers have been blocked from selling their wares in other developing countries that have Western-style patent laws.

32.   Internationally, the Bush administration has resisted allowing other countries to produce cheaper generic AIDS drugs, citing patent laws.

33.   Its decisions -- unless overturned by the Supreme Court -- govern the interpretation of patent law throughout the U.S.

34.   Kenya was chosen because it is the center of the small East African drug industry, and is now rewriting its patent law.

35.   Large companies, by contrast, are generally well-versed in patent law, Alexander said.

36.   Lehman was instrumental in trying to harmonize U.S. patent laws with those of other countries.

37.   Lehane said the vice president had recently proposed changes in American patent law that would speed introduction of generic medicines.

38.   Levinson said nothing in the statement changed existing patent law.

39.   Many countries have viewed drugs as meriting exceptions to patent law because of their importance to public health.

40.   Neither mentioned patent laws or practices specifically, although a controversial part of drug prices is the exclusive rights that patents grant to pharmaceutical companies.