1st Edition
Health Technologies and International Intellectual Property Law A Precautionary Approach
By Phoebe Li
Copyright 2014
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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The global transmission of infectious diseases has fuelled the need for a more developed legal framework in international public health to provide prompt and specific guidance during a large-scale emergency. This book develops a means for States to take advantage of the flexibilities of compulsory licensing in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which... Read more
Part 1: Setting the Scene 1. Introduction: The Dilema - the Need for a Holistic Approach 2. The Solution Part 2: Current Landscape 3. The Development of the Precautionary Approach 4. The Precautionary Approach in International Law 5. The Different Faces of the Precautionary Approach in Intellectual Property Part 3: Recommendations 6. The Precautionary Approach in Compulsory Licensing 7. Conclusion: The Precautionary Approach as a Means to Differentiate Health Technologies in Intellectual Property
Biography
Phoebe Li is a research assistant at the Univeristy of Edinburgh, UK.
