International Law of Patents

Module code: SOLM291

Credits: 30.0
Semester: SEM2

Contact: Prof Duncan Matthews

Patents provide, for a limited time, the right to exclude others from acts of making, using, selling, keeping or importing products containing the patented invention. Under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (the TRIPS Agreement) WTO Members, in particular developing countries, face challenges in meeting their obligations to provide patent protection and related rights. The module will assess the extent to which these obligations derived from international law impact on access to healthcare treatments, traditional knowledge, biological diversity, farmers' rights, food security and human rights.

Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 100.0% Coursework
Level: 7