Steps Towards an Alignment of Intellectual Property in South-South Exchanges: A Return to TRIPS

摘要

Some of the most instrumental players in shaping the course of intellectual property policies in the South are the so-called BRIC countries. The acronym BRIC originally encompassed Brazil, Russia, India and China. In 2011, South Africa formally joined the BRIC countries, which are now referred to either by the original acronym or by BRICS. While categorizations like BRICS attract a fair amount of criticism, with questions surrounding the criteria used to aggregate disparate economies, the concept of emerging economies in the Global South seeking to advance similar development agendas has become accepted currency in multiple fields, from institutional cooperation to financial analysis and investment.