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The TRIPS Agreement and regionalism: free trade and access to medicines in Africa
Citation
Owoeye, O, The TRIPS Agreement and regionalism: free trade and access to medicines in Africa, European Intellectual Property Review, 37, (4) pp. 232-239. ISSN 0142-0461 (2015) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
This article discusses how free trade can enhance the parallel importation of patented pharmaceuticals
and the development of the pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity in Africa. It also explores the option
of using the stratagem of an African free trade area to promote the use of compulsory licences to import patented pharmaceuticals into the continent.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Law and Legal Studies |
| Research Group: | Law in context |
| Research Field: | Law and society and socio-legal research |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in law and legal studies |
| UTAS Author: | Owoeye, O (Mr Olasupo Owoeye) |
| ID Code: | 105534 |
| Year Published: | 2015 |
| Deposited By: | Faculty of Law |
| Deposited On: | 2016-01-07 |
| Last Modified: | 2016-05-18 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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