The TRIPS Patent Protection Provisions andTheir Effects on Transferring Climate ChangeTechnologies to LDCs and Poor DevelopingCountries : A Critical Appraisal
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Khorseduzzaman, MD. (2013). The TRIPS Patent Protection Provisions andTheir Effects on Transferring Climate ChangeTechnologies to LDCs and Poor DevelopingCountries : A Critical Appraisal. Asian Journal of International Law. 3(1), pp. 137-161. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2044251312000185
Authors | Khorseduzzaman, MD |
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Abstract | Despite the existence of almost eighty international agreements and legal instruments, there has not been a marked development in the transfer of climate change technologies to poor and the least developing countries. This article investigates the role of intellectual property rights (IPDs) and scrutinizes the effects of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on the transfer of these technologies. It explores the TRIPS patent protection provisions and examines the associated flexibilities like compulsory licensing and parallel import options in the context of the transfer of climate change technologies. It finally concludes that the TRIPS patent protection rules, including the existing flexibilities, are one of the biggest impediments to the transfer of these technologies to poor and least developed countries. New agreements or promises on the transfer of green technologies would be fruitless if these TRIPS rules are not amended. |
Keywords | intellectual property rights; patent protection; climate change; World Trade Organization; technology transfer; Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ; compulsory licensing; parallel import |
Year | 01 Jan 2013 |
Journal | Asian Journal of International Law |
Journal citation | 3 (1), pp. 137-161 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
ISSN | 2044-2513 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/S2044251312000185 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/asian-journal-of-international-law/article/trips-patent-protection-provisions-and-their-effects-on-transferring-climate-change-technologies-to-ldcs-and-poor-developing-countries-a-critical-appraisal/EC2167095D306270177FB97A3B29B7EC |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 137-161 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Publication dates | |
Online | 19 Oct 2012 |
2013 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 21 May 2024 |
Additional information | Copyright © Asian Journal of International Law 2012 |
Place of publication | Singapore |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/9079x/the-trips-patent-protection-provisions-andtheir-effects-on-transferring-climate-changetechnologies-to-ldcs-and-poor-developingcountries-a-critical-appraisal
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