The entry into force of the World Trade Organization (WTO) TRIPS Agreement in 1995 transformed the international intellectual property system. The harmonization of basic intellectual property standards has operated to protect investment in innovation, limiting risks from unjustified 'free...

Over the past decade, government trade and finance ministries have increasingly turned toward negotiating bilateral and regional trading arrangements, and away from negotiations in multilateral forums like the WTO. There are several reasons for this shift, including changes in the global...

This contribution reviews an important study--'Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation: Intersections between public health, intellectual property and trade' (the 'Trilateral Study') jointly prepared by the Secretariats of the World Health Organization, World Intellectual...