The trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS) agreement and access to patented medicines in developing countries - Canada's Bill C-9

TRIPS strengthened international patent protection, particularly in relation to pharmaceutical patents. A compulsory license mechanism is one of the exceptions from patent protection available under TRIPS. This mechanism applies mainly to domestic market supply. Underdeveloped countries with insuffi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weitsman, Faina
Other Authors: Schwartz, Bryan (Law)
Language:en_US
Published: 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/294