The IMPACT Counterfeit Taskforce, Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement and Seizure of Medicines (No. 13)

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The IMPACT Counterfeit Taskforce, Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement and Seizure of Medicines (No. 13)

USD 8.00 Publisher: TWN
ISBN: 978-967-5412-21-9
Year: 2010
No. of pages: 72
Size of book: 16.5cm x 24cm
Author: Edited by Sangeeta Shashikant

About the Book

In this sector, the introduction of stricter IP enforcement measures is sought, among others, through pursuing the agenda of combating “counterfeits”. This book looks at recent moves at the World Health Organisation (WHO) to seek endorsement of an initiative called the International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce (IMPACT) and its proposed definition of counterfeits. This approach has drawn criticism from many developing-country WHO members for seeking to address health issues relating to the quality and safety of medical products through an IP framework.

This book is a compilation of articles – most of which appeared in the South-North Development Monitor (SUNS), a daily bulletin on development issues published by the Third World Network – which examine the concerns expressed by developing countries and civil society over the anti-counterfeit drive and medicine seizures, and report on the lively recent debates on these subjects at WHO and the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

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