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WTO, Intellectual Property Rights, and the Access to Medicines Controversy.
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- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Diseases.
- Pharmaceutical industry.
- Developing countries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (11 pages, digital, PDF file)
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Provides background on Aug. 2003 World Trade Organization agreement authorizing developing countries to issue compulsory licenses to third-country producers to manufacture affordable, generic versions of patented drugs needed to combat HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases, and other public health epidemics. Reviews related legislative activity and potential policy implications of the agreement.
- Notes:
- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
- CRS Report.
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- Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. WTO, Intellectual Property Rights, and the Access to Medicines Controversy
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