Title
The Influence of the Andean Intellectual Property Regime on Access to Medicines in Latin America
Document Type
Chapter of Book
Publication Date
2013
Keywords
rule of law, Andean Community, Andean Tribunal of Justice, ATJ, patents, pharmaceutical, medicine
Subject Category
Intellectual Property | International Law | Law
Abstract
This chapter is a contribution to "Balancing Wealth and Health: Global Administrative Law and the Battle over Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines in Latin America," Rochelle Dreyfuss & César Rodríguez-Garavito, eds. Part I of the chapter explains how the repeated interactions between the Andean Tribunal of Justice (ATJ) and domestic IP agencies in the Andean Community helped to build an effective IP rule of law and to solidify pro-consumer interpretations of regional patent and trademark rules. Part II documents how ATJ judges and agency officials enabled Andean governments to resist pressure from the United States and its pharmaceutical industry to circumvent the flexibilities in regional IP rules. Part III considers the broader implications of the Andean experience for access to medicines in Latin America, drawing on examples from the national case studies in this volume.
Recommended Citation
Laurence R. Helfer & Karen J. Alter, The Influence of the Andean Intellectual Property Regime on Access to Medicines in Latin America, in "Balancing Wealth and Health: Global Administrative Law and the Battle over Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines in Latin America (Rochelle Dreyfuss & César Rodríguez-Garavito eds, forthcoming 2013)
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