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Author Law, Andrew.

Title Patents and public health : legalising the policy thoughts in the Doha TRIPS Declaration of 14 November 2001 / Andrew Law.

Publication Info. Baden-Baden : Nomos : MIPLC, Munich Intellectual Property Law Center, 2009.

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Edition 1. Aufl.
Description 1 online resource (291 pages) : illustrations
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Series MIPLC studies ; v. 3
MIPLC studies ; v. 3.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-261).
Note Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität, München, 2008.
Contents Introduction -- Patents and society -- The legalising policy thoughts in the Public Health Declaration -- The circumstances leading up to the Public Health Declaration -- An analysis of the TRIPS agreement -- The Public Health Declaration -- The solution to the paragraph 6 dilemma -- The realisation opportunities afforded by the Public Health Declaration -- Definitive consequences of the Public Health Declaration.
Note Print version record.
Summary Do patents rules prevent countries from acquiring affordable medicines? A number of legal experts and governments have felt that the WTO, in particular the TRIPS Agreement, forces countries to favour patents over public health. The WTO sought to settle this dispute by concluding the Public Health Declaration. This book closely analyses the legal situation within the WTO prior to the Declaration and the consequences that resulted from it. It discusses the value of the changes, nationally and internationally, and the extent to which it makes the access to medicines more affordable. This review addresses not only the mere assessment of the positions of pro-patent countries but also takes a look at the obligations that developing countries have internationally and to their citizens. The analysis in this book is a comprehensive aid to lawyers as it explains the scope and purpose of the TRIPS Agreement provisions. It assists politicians and lobbyists by demystifying the treaty texts and by indicating the boundaries of lawful governmental action. Public Health representatives will be able to use this book to implement health care measures in a lawful way, both nationally and internationally.
Subject Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (1994 April 15)
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (1994 April 15)
Übereinkommen über handelsbezogene Aspekte der Rechte an geistigem Eigentum 1994 April 15
Übereinkommen über handelsbezogene Aspekte der Rechte an geistigem Eigentum.
Drugs -- Law and legislation -- Developing countries.
Public health -- Developing countries.
Intellectual property (International law)
Drugs -- Patents.
Propriété intellectuelle (Droit international)
Médicaments -- Brevets d'invention.
LAW -- Commercial -- General.
Drugs
Drugs -- Law and legislation
Intellectual property (International law)
Public health
Developing countries
Arzneimittel
Patentschutz
Zwangslizenz
Entwicklungsländer
Droger -- juridik och lagstiftning -- U-länder.
Folkhälsa -- juridik och lagstiftning -- U-länder.
Patenträtt.
Genre/Form Patents
Other Form: Print version: Law, Andrew. Patents and public health. 1. Aufl. Baden-Baden : Nomos ; MIPLC, Munich Intellectual Property Law Center, 2009 9783832940782 (DLC) 2009289374 (OCoLC)299688110
ISBN 9783845212654 (electronic bk.)
3845212659 (electronic bk.)
9783832940782
3832940782
Standard No. AU@ 000065058656
AU@ 000066354403

 
    
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