Essays about: "health Law and Intellectual Property Rights"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words health Law and Intellectual Property Rights.
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1. EU Copyright and Competition Law - "Under which conditions may a refusal to license copyright-protected content constitute an abuse of a dominant position?"
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrättAbstract : The topic that this thesis aims to investigate is that of the intersection of intellectual property rights (more specifically copyright) and EU competition law. The research is carried out with the purpose of exploring the following two questions; namely to what extent the interest of further competition is reflected internally within the scope of copyright protection, as well as, under what conditions a refusal to license a copyright-protected work constitutes an abuse of a dominant position according to Article 102 TFEU. READ MORE
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2. The Medicinal Mandate: Legal and Policy Implications of Compulsory Licensing on Patented Pharmaceuticals in the European Union to Encourage Access to Medicine during Cross Border Health Crises
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrättAbstract : Patented pharmaceuticals limit medicine access; Compulsory Licensing bridges the gap between Intellectual Property Rights and the Right to Health. The COVID-19 Pandemic sparked debates on medicine access and prompted legal revisions for improved systems. READ MORE
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3. Patents or Patients? The COVD-19 Pandemic and Intellectual Property Rights
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrättAbstract : Worldwide inequality in the circulation of vaccines during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic re-ignited the ever-existing turmoil between rich, developed nations and poor, developing nations on the role of intellectual property (IP) against the fundamental right to health. The World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) contribute to making medicinal products and diagnostic supplies more cost effectively for everyone around the world. READ MORE
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4. Pharmaceutical Patent in the Dock oh Human Rights: A Conflict with Right to Access Medicine.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Intellectual property laws bestow a time bound individual right to a right holder, which after a certain period dissolves into the society for the betterment of all. In theory it is meant to be a win-win situation for both individuals and the society but in practice it is not so. READ MORE
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5. Trademark Rights under the Plain Packaging Regime and the New Tobacco Products Directive
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : With the entry into force of the Second Tobacco Products Directive1 (hereinafter TPD), new labelling requirements for tobacco products are being introduced for ensuring greater protection of public health. Notably, the TPD harmonises minimum requirements of the WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and its Guidelines, consisting of pictorial warnings and information about the harmful effects of smoking (Article 9 and 10 TPD), covering 65% of the tobacco package2, but also provides the possibility for Member States to introduce further more stringent measures (Article 24(2) TPD). READ MORE
