@article{1442398, author = {Le, Van Anh,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1442398}, title = {Compulsory patent licensing and access to medicines : a silver bullet approach to public health? /}, abstract = {"This book focuses on the ability of countries to provide essential medicines to their populations even when these medicines are patented. It provides an analysis of current global intellectual property flexibilities and case studies from several developing countries including India and Brazil. It also provides policy recommendations which many developing counties could consider while designing their national intellectual property protection regimes. This monograph focuses on India and Brazil's use of compulsory licensing, one of the most significant and controversial TRIPS flexibilities. The author studies historical developments and political conditions of the patent system and compulsory licensing from the earliest stage to the modern arena, with a great emphasis on TRIPS. After conducting a cross-national study of India and Brazil, the book moves on to evaluate the different philosophies on compulsory licensing of multilateral organizations such as the EU, the WIPO, the WTO, and NGOs"--}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84193-5}, recid = {1442398}, pages = {1 online resource :}, }