Results for tag: TRIPS
Voices in the Field: Ellen ‘t Hoen
| Date: | 01 July 2017 |
| Author: | GHLG Blog |
Ellen ‘t Hoen is a lawyer and public health advocate with over 30 years of experience working on pharmaceutical and intellectual property policies. She has also published widely, her latest book being “Private Patents and Public Health: Changing...
The Most Common Misunderstanding About Compulsory Licences
| Date: | 01 June 2017 |
| Author: | GHLG Blog |
The belief that a country can only use compulsory licensing in cases of public health emergencies is a myth that has proven difficult to bust.
Access to medicines amendment of the WTO TRIPS Agreement - hype or hope?
| Date: | 03 April 2017 |
| Author: | GHLG Blog |
On 30 January the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced the first ever amendment to the TRIPS Agreement under the headline WTO members welcome entry into force of amendment to ease access to medicines.