Analytical Note, March 2017
The TRIPS and WTO Negotiations: Stakes for Africa
This paper discusses the current negotiation issues in the context of the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and the position the African Group has taken in these negotiations. It proposes forward-looking recommendations for the African Group considering the objective of regional trade integration.
This article was tagged: Affordable Medicines, Biodiversity, Compulsory Licenses, Flexibilities, Health, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Nagoya Protocol, Patent, Regional Integration, Traditional Knowledge, TRIPS