T.R.A.D.E. Working Paper 12, November 2002
The WIPO Patent Agenda: The Risks for Developing Countries
by Carlos M. Correa and Sisule F. Musungu
This paper is aimed at assessing some of the implications of the WIPO Patent Agenda, in the context of the ongoing debates on the benefits and costs of intellectual property protection for developing and least developed countries. The main aim of the paper is to provide an overview of the processes under the Patent Agenda, to identify and examine the main issues that are under discussion and to underscore the importance of these issues for developing and least-developed countries.