Intellectual Property Rights and Access to Medicines: International Trade Issues

Ilias, Shayerah

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Intellectual property;    Medicine;    Drugs;    Trade;    Trade agreements;   

RP-ID  :  R40607
RP-ID  :  R40607_2009May28

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report focuses on the relationship between intellectual property right (IPR) provisions in international and U.S. trade policy and access to medicines. This issue represents one component of a broader debate about the relationship between trade policy and public health.