public interest aspect and human rights implications while granting injunctions in patent litigation. Moreover, it asserts … that the courts should exercise prudence in granting injunctive relief in cases involving patent infringement, and take …

intellectual property rights, particularly patent rights, in restricting access by enabling pharmaceutical market monopolies that … manufacturers to seek regulatory approval before a patent expires, thus preventing the de facto extension of patent monopolies. The …

, this paper concludes that second medical uses do not qualify per se for patent protection and have only been protected in … from strategic patent filing from pharmaceutical companies to extend the life of existing patents, justified mainly for … medicines and the public health, in particular in developing countries. Therefore, this paper argues that a sound patent policy …