WTO and TRIPS
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How can South Asian governments best respond to the challenges posed by IPRs?
- ( South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment , 2007)
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The recent strengthening of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime has important implications for South Asian countries and presents various challenges. In this issue of South Asia Watc...
- Taking advantage of the flexible measures permitted by the TRIPS Agreement
- ( M. Khor / Third World Network , 2007)
- Patents can affect the access of patients (especially the poor) to medicines. The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) also affects the space available to develop...
- Why developing countries should not agree to TRIPS-plus data exclusivity measures
- ( Community Health Cell, Society for Community Health Awareness, Research and Action , 2007)
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This document contains 3 separate papers dealing with the issue of “data exclusivity”, a term that refers to new “TRIPS-plus” measures that some governments, especially the ...
- The impact of free-trade agreements on intellectual property
- ( P. Roffe;D. Vivas;G. Vea / International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development , 2007)
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This paper reviews the importance of free-trade agreements (FTAs) on intellectual property (IP). Some of the findings highlighted by the author include:
... - How the Malaysian government makes access to antiretroviral drugs affordable
- ( C.Y. Ling, / Third World Network , 2006)
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Currently the Malaysian government has a policy that encourages domestic manufacturing of non-patented antiretroviral drugs. This paper argues that the case of Malaysia illustrates that access to a...
- Gender concerns in intellectual property rights
- ( H. Gibb / United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Regional Centre in Colombo , 2007)
- This paper examines the discussion on intellectual property rights (IP) for traditional knowledge (TK) in medicine from a gender perspective. It argues that a gender analysis of these issues adds to t...
- Do WTO rules restrict development?
- ( S. Page / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2007)
- This briefing paper examines how existing and proposed trade rules under the World Trade Organization (WTO) effect national policies in developing countries. The paper addresses the concern that devel...
- Is local legislation preventing the flow of cheap drugs to Africa?
- ( T. Avafia; J. Berger; T. Hartzenberg / Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa , 2006)
- This paper examines the implementation of the WTO Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) flexibilities related to access to essential medicines. The report specifically looks at...
- Why do developing countries sign and comply with Plant Variety Protection (PVP) agreements?
- ( R. Andersen / Fridtjof Nansen Institute , 2006)
- Through the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), all member states are obliged to set up systems of intellectual property rights f...
- The potentially fatal implications of TRIPS for Thailand
- ( Oxfam , 2006)
- This briefing paper from Oxfam aims to draw attention to the implications of United States Free Trade Agreements (US FTAs) on IPR regimes in developing countries such as Thailand. It argues that the F...
