health. However, there was uncertainty with respect to the interpretation of TRIPS agreement, scope of the flexibilities and …, reconciled the interpretative tensions in the text of TRIPS Agreement and clarified the scope of some of the flexibilities and …The major bone of contention between the developed and developing countries in the TRIPS negotiations was patents for …

This study examines the variations within Asia of two exceptions to patent rights that are commonly justified under … exceptions are important in the context of the 2001 Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health insofar as they are … Article 30 of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (the TRIPS …

-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement), however, included a number of public health flexibilities in order … the lead role in enacting the TRIPS Agreement's substantive and procedural patent flexibilities by introducing unique … Doha Declaration further clarified and reaffirmed the existing TRIPS flexibilities. This paper argues that India has taken …

Rights (TRIPS Agreement) and Public Health adopted by the World Trade Organization, we realize that its impact is beyond … issues of public health stricto sensu. The Doha Declaration has inspired discussions at the Council for TRIPS regarding … of the discussion in the TRIPS Council is the need to rebalance public interests (such as public health and environmental …

without the patent owner's authorization by issuing a compulsory license (CL). In the pharmaceuticals space, governments have … before patent expiry, increasing the supply and reducing the price of patented pharmaceuticals domestically. This paper … evaluates the three primary barriers to employing compulsory licenses for pharmaceuticals underscored by members during TRIPS …