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Is Compulsory Licensing [of Patents] In Time Of Pandemics A Necessary Intervention? A Look at The Doha Declaration On WTO’s (TRIPS) Agreement and Public Health
Presently the entire global health system is grappling with the COVID-19 ( Coronavirus ) pandemic. A viral disease that affects the respiratory system, it seems the world health system was caught off guard right from when the disease broke out in Wuhan, China. Reportedly, this flu like disease still does not have a cure in […]
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Of Traditional Knowledge and TRIPS
Traditional Knowledge Defined Traditional knowledge means the innovations, know-how and techniques held by local communities and which in most cases in undocumented. These techniques and innovations range from traditional treatment methods and well as rural knowledge to traditional farming methods which are mostly adopted for local agricultural needs. TRIPS Framework on Traditional Knowledge Intellectual property […]