The ‘S’ of Hanmi stands for ‘People’.

Hanmi Pharm, a leading R&D-driven pharmaceutical company in Korea, faithfully practices ESG management. As part of its commitment to improving the accessibility of pharmaceutical products and enhancing global healthcare, the company has implemented a policy of refraining from filing patent applications in the world’s poorest and low-income countries. Although patents play an important role in supporting continuous investments in technology protection and medicine development, they can hinder access to pharmaceuticals in the world’s poorest and lowest-income countries. Accordingly, Hanmi Pharm recognizes the poor level of economic growth of, and the social challenges facing, the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as defined by the UN Development Committee, and aims to contribute to reducing global health inequality and enhancing pharmaceutical accessibility.

Hanmi Pharm supports the declaration on the WTO Agreement regarding TRIPS (Trade Related Intellectual Properties) and public healthcare. The company will adopt a flexible policy of not filing patent applications in poor countries, while maintaining strong patent protection in high-income and upper-middle-income countries.

Hanmi Pharm’s patent application policy applies to all LDCs (Least Developed Countries), LICs (Low-Income Countries), and some LMICs (Lower-Middle Income Countries)*, as well as to all medicines and new drug pipelines developed by Hanmi Pharm. Under this policy, Hanmi Pharm’s generic products can be produced and supplied without limitations in low-income countries.

Hanmi Pharm will fulfill its role in enhancing effective pharmaceutical accessibility with regard to patent protection in accordance with the economic maturity of each country.

* Counpntries subject to non-patent policies (72 countries in total, in alphabetical order) : Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, El Salvador, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, São Toméprincipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, the Federal Republic of Micronesia, Togo, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, West Bank, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe