TRIPS to Where? A Narrative Review of the Empirical Literature on Intellectual Property Licensing Models to Promote Global Diffusion of Essential Medicines

TRIPS to Where? A Narrative Review of the Empirical Literature on Intellectual Property Licensing Models to Promote Global Diffusion of Essential Medicines

Governed through the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) since 1995, the current medical R&D system requires significant trade-offs between innovation and high monopoly prices for patented drugs that restrict patient access to medic...

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Main Authors: Shiri Mermelstein, Hilde Stevens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
Subjects:
access to medicines
drug costs
LMICs
innovation
patent pools
voluntary and compulsory licensing
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/14/1/48

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