Has the Doha Paragraph 6 system reached its limits?
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 525–529 |
| Journal / Publication | Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Online published | 24 Apr 2020 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2020 |
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| DOI | DOI |
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| Permanent Link | https://scholars.cityu.edu.hk/en/publications/publication(c451a712-a7c5-462c-b350-1922a359c6dd).html |
Abstract
• This article takes a departure from the existing narrative in the literature, justifying the failure of the ‘Doha Paragraph 6 system’ (the System).
• The Doha Paragraph 6 solution facilitates the exportation of generic versions of patented drugs to low-income countries with insufficient manufacturing capacity.
• While the System indeed seems to have proven disappointing in practice: having only been used once by Rwanda, this article argues that the misconception about the System is rather speculative.
• With the persistent increase in the number of high-priced patented drugs on the World Health Organization’s model list of essential medicines, the use of the System has become very urgent.
• The Doha Paragraph 6 solution facilitates the exportation of generic versions of patented drugs to low-income countries with insufficient manufacturing capacity.
• While the System indeed seems to have proven disappointing in practice: having only been used once by Rwanda, this article argues that the misconception about the System is rather speculative.
• With the persistent increase in the number of high-priced patented drugs on the World Health Organization’s model list of essential medicines, the use of the System has become very urgent.
Citation Format(s)
Has the Doha Paragraph 6 system reached its limits? / Adekola, Tolulope Anthony.
In: Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Vol. 15, No. 7, 07.2020, p. 525–529.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
