Analytical Note, August 2009
Accelerating climate-relevant technology innovation and transfer to developing countries: using TRIPs flexibilities under the UNFCCC.
This Analytical Note examines flexibilities in the Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and possible technology transfer approaches under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as among the possible modalities that developing countries can use to obtain access to and affect transfers of climate-relevant technologies. It looks at the possibilities and challenges that need to be addressed in this regard.
This article was tagged: Climate Change, Climate Financing, Compulsory Licenses, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer, TRIPS, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), World Trade Organization (WTO)
