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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255190803321

Autore

Shaikh Owais H

Titolo

Access to Medicine Versus Test Data Exclusivity : Safeguarding Flexibilities Under International Law / / by Owais H. Shaikh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-662-49655-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVI, 256 p. 78 illus., 56 illus. in color.)

Collana

Munich Studies on Innovation and Competition, , 2199-7470 ; ; 4

Disciplina

340.9

Soggetti

Information technology - Law and legislation

Mass media - Law and legislation

Private international law

Conflict of laws

International law

Comparative law

Trade regulation

Law and economics

IT Law, Media Law, Intellectual Property

Private International Law, International and Foreign Law, Comparative Law

International Economic Law, Trade Law

Law and Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Test Data Exclusivity: Raison d'être -- Test Data Exclusivity and Art 39(3) TRIPS -- Test Data Exclusivity in the US and the EU -- Index of Data Exclusivity and Access (IDEAS) - Free Trade Agreements -- Index of Data Exclusivity and Access (IDEAS) - National Laws -- Test Data Exclusivity in FTAs and Access to Originator Pharmaceuticals -- Conclusions and Recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the concept of test data exclusivity protection for pharmaceuticals. Focusing on Art 39(3) of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement)



and relevant provisions in selected free trade agreements (FTA) and national laws, it combines normative, historical, comparative and economic analysis of test data exclusivity protection. At the heart of this book is the novel and original Index of Data Exclusivity and Access (IDEAS), which analyzes the effectiveness of test data exclusivity provisions in FTAs and national laws both on the strength of exclusivity as well as on access to medicine. IDEAS provides a framework for the assessment of current test data exclusivity protection standards on the basis of their proximity to Article 39(3) of the TRIPS Agreement, the scope of exclusivity and the flexibilities in FTAs, and subsequently in national laws. This book aims to broaden national and international policy makers’ grasp of the various nuances of test data exclusivity protection. Furthermore, it provides practical recommendations with regard to designing an appropriate legal system with a strong focus on promoting access to medicine for all.