Health Technologies and International Intellectual Property L... - 9781138937581

Taylor & Francis

Health Technologies and International Intellectual Property LawA Precautionary Approach\nAuthor(s): Phoebe Li\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138937581, 978-1138937581\nSynopsis\nThe 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 promotes access to medicines in a public health emergency. It presents the precautionary approach (PA) and the structure of risk analysis as a means to build a workable reading of TRIPS and to help States embody the flexibilities of intellectual property (IP). \n\nThe work investigates the complementary roles of the World Health Organization (WH.