This WTO working paper studies availability and affordability of new and innovative pharmaceuticals in a post-TRIPS era … finds that introduction of product patent for pharmaceuticals in the patent law has a positive effect on launch likelihood … pharmaceuticals are launched sooner than non-innovative ones, irrespective of the patent regime in the local market. Using a panel …

Patent rights on pharmaceutical products are one of the factors responsible for the lack of access to affordable … patent rights and human rights law, contending that, in order to preserve their patent policy space and secure access to …, implementation, interpretation, and enforcement of their national patent laws. Through a comprehensive analysis of court decisions …