Essays about: "Anna Niesporek"

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  1. 1. Compulsory Licensing of Pharmaceutical Products & Access to Essential Medicines in Developing Countries

    University essay from Ekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Niesporek; [2005]
    Keywords : Compulsory Licensing; TRIPS Agreement; 30 August Decision; Patents; Pharmaceutical Products; Pharmaceuticals; Medicines; AIDS;

    Abstract : For many years pharmaceutical patents and their impact on prices have been at the centre of the international debate over insufficient access to lifesaving HIV/AIDS medicines in developing countries. The conflict has largely revolved around the implementation of an intellectual property system in the developing world, subsequent the adaptation of the TRIPS Agreement, which has made a 20 year pharmaceutical patent protection mandatory for these countries and consequently contributed to high drug prices for patented medicines as well as limited the use of generic drugs. READ MORE