Pharmacy of the Developing World

Description

CONTENTS

Introduction

Nexus Between Access to Medicines and Patent Law  

Tripping the TRIPS                                                               

Development as Freedom                                                  

The TRIPS Agreement and Trade Law                             

Innovation                                                                             

Comparative Law                                                                

Vision of the Masters: Nehru and Beyond            

Evolution of Indian Patent Law: Impact of Nehru’s Socialist Economy         

India and the TRIPS Agreement 1994: Some Early Responses 

Patents (Amendment) Act 2005 (India)                                         

Conclusion                                                                             

Patent Enforcement, Border Measures and Access to Essential Medicines  

Introduction                                                                         

Domestic Enforcement of Patent Rights: Injunctive Relief in Indian Courts  

Detention of Transit Drugs: EU-India Dispute               

Conclusion                                                              

Indian Compulsory Licensing Regime 

Section 92A: Doha Style Compulsory Licence       

Section 11A: Automatic Compulsory Licences   

Tarceva and Sutent Compulsory Licences          

ABOUT THE BOOK 

The question of India’s continuing role as pharmacy of the developing world is central theme of the book. Placing the ‘access to medicines’ problematique in the Indian context, author has tried to provide an analysis of Indian’s future as a leading generic manufacturer with the help of case studies portraying a broader picture of access to essential medicines in developing countries. Highlighting the significance of Indian generic supplies for the most vulnerable populations of world, the Indian case studies are used to show some inherent inadequacies and shortcomings of the global patent law architecture.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Aziz-ur-Rehman is an Assistant Professor of law at International Islamic University, Islamabad. He received the degree of LL. B (Hons) Shariah & Law form International Islamic University, Islamabad the LL.M in European Intellectual Property Laws from Stockholm, University Sweden; and PhD law from the Australian National University, Canberra Australia. He is currently working as legal Advisor to the President of International Islamic University, Islamabad for 3years, he has served as the legal & policy Advisor with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Geneva, Switzerland. Before going to Australia for his PhD, Dr, Azia started teaching and providing research supervision to students at IIUI since year 2001.  He also got the opportunity to be a teaching Assistant at ANU college of Law, the Australian National University, Australia Dr. Aziz has also worked as advisor (Law & Policy) with the network for consumer protection, Islamabad. He has successfully completed the course “colloquium for Teachers of Intellectual Property” organized by World intellectual property organization (WIPO) and the course on “Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution” organized by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research. His main areas of research and associations are intellectual property & Commercial Law, International Trade relating to public health Products & Services, Pharmaceutical innovation & Regulations, Tobacco Control legislation, Breastfeeding & Child Nutrition Regulation, Consumer Protection Law & Policy, Access to Justice & Governance, and Constitutionalism and Accountability Laws. 

Dr. Aziz provides Consultations in the areas of General Civil & Commercial Laws, Health Legislation, Intellectual property & international Trade and Alternative Dispute Regulation Mechanisms.

Dr. Aziz’s work has been published in prestigious international scholarly papers. Other Include, chapters in published books, and several published reports related to significant polices.