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Trips, Patents, And Access To Life-Saving Drugs In The Developing World, Bryan C. Mercurio
Trips, Patents, And Access To Life-Saving Drugs In The Developing World, Bryan C. Mercurio
Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review
This article critically analyzes the agreement implementing Paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration. The author briefly details the trend of linking intellectual property rights to international trade before summarizing the pertinent provisions of the TRIPs Agreement. The author then introduces the controversy surrounding access to medicines by first detailing the global events that brought the issue to the fore and then by evaluating the accomplishments and unanswered questions of the Doha Declaration. The author also discusses the agreement implementing the Paragraph 6 Mandate, critically analyzes its provisions, and addresses several lingering questions and problems unaddressed by this agreement. The author …