Mitigating the Regulatory Constraints Imposed by Intellectual Property Rules Under Free Trade Agreements

Carlos Correa South Centre, February 2017 Research Paper #74 IP provisions in FTAs may have implications on a wide range of public policy areas. A vast academic literature has addressed the “flexibilities” available under the TRIPS Agreement and the negative impact of FTAs in relation to access to medicines. For example, the Special Rapporteur on [...]