The legal duel : the TRIPS agreement and drug access issues : is the agreement actually the cunning manoeuvre it has been dubbed? : Kenya-India case studies.

Frankfurt am Main : PL Academic Research, [2013]

cxl, 388 pages ; 21 cm.

This thesis discusses the flexibilities built into the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights that are relevant for ensuring access to and availability of new medicines for the treatment of life-threatening diseases. Using Kenyan and Indian patent laws as case studies, the thesis examines the experience these countries have had in making use of the flexibilities.

English

February 21, 2014

Europäische Hochschulschriften. Reihe II, Rechtswissenschaft ; Band 5488 = Publications universitaires européennes. Série II, Droit ; volume 5488 = European University studies. Series II, Law ; volume 5488.

Ph.D. Ludwig-Maximilians University 2012.

Includes bibliographical references.