We debate whether intellectual property (IP) protection of medical products and devices required to prevent, treat contain COVID-19 should be waived, as proposed by South Africa India, under the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s Agreement on Trade-related aspects Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement). discuss existing public policy mechanisms TRIPS how these have been implemented at nat...

Accepted for publication 18 August 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T he relation between health and trade is not new. Disease and pestilence have long followed global trade routes, a pattern that continues into the 21st century. A Chinese trade ship was the source of Latin America’s cholera outbreak in 1991, which resulted in 10 000 deaths. Increased trade in tobacco products...

Accepted for publication 18 August 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T he relation between health and trade is not new. Disease and pestilence have long followed global trade routes, a pattern that continues into the 21st century. A Chinese trade ship was the source of Latin America’s cholera outbreak in 1991, which resulted in 10 000 deaths. Increased trade in tobacco products...

We examine the effect of pharmaceutical patent protection on the speed of drug launch, price, and quantity in 60 countries from 2000-2013. The World Trade Organization required its member countries to implement a minimum level of patent protection within a specified time period as part of the TRIPS Agreement. However, members retained the right to impose price controls and to issue compulsory l...

The article uncovers profound empirical and conceptual shortcomings concerning the "one-size-fits-all" innovation and intellectual property-related policies used internationally. These policies surely are funneled by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the TRIPS Agreement or the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)'s archetypical Development Agenda. The article offers a novel deli...

The article is focused on studying and explaining the legal nature content of public interests from point view оf patent protection system in context globalization processes. problems influence rights possibility individuals to realize their health care sector are identified. concepts private interests, ratio, featurs law analyzed. defining value interest fixed at normative level civil law, whe...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to contribute towards the debate about global access COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics. Design/methodology/approach scramble for vaccine other related pharmaceutical products have once again exposed limitations Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). High-income countries are claiming a lion’s share first availa...