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Addressing Access To Medicine: The Influence Of Competing Patent Perspectives, Cynthia M. Ho
Addressing Access To Medicine: The Influence Of Competing Patent Perspectives, Cynthia M. Ho
Cynthia M Ho
Promoting access to affordable medicine for poor countries is considered important by a wide range of actors, including not only rich and poor countries, but also public health advocates, patent owners, and scholars. However, promoting access has been elusive. Public health advocates argue that access to medicine is increasingly difficult due to changes in domestic and international laws that limit access to unpatented and low-cost generic drugs by expanding the scope of patent rights. Patent owners and some countries deny these claims while simultaneously advocating for more expansive patent rights as necessary to promote innovation and development. This article addresses …
On Breaking Patents: Separating Strands Of Fact From Fiction Under Trips, Cynthia M. Ho
On Breaking Patents: Separating Strands Of Fact From Fiction Under Trips, Cynthia M. Ho
Cynthia M Ho
This article provides the first comprehensive analysis of when compulsory licensing of patents is permissible as a matter of international law under the Agreement of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS). Thailand’s recent compulsory licenses of patents on a variety of medications provide a convenient vehicle to analyze the limits of compulsory licensing under TRIPS. Thailand’s actions are unique; most countries hesitate to issue compulsory licenses in the wake of legal uncertainties regarding TRIPS requirements as well as political pressure. This article capitalizes on the many issues involved in Thailand’s licenses to provide an authoritative interpretation of the scope of …