Regulatory and Judicial Implementations of Patent Law Flexibilities

摘要

Director-General of the WTO Pascal Lamy recently suggested that a fundamental change taking place in international trade is "the rise of key emerging economies and the shift in economic realities that this implies." Indeed, during the long course of the Doha round negotiations, these emerging economies have been grouped at times with developed countries and at times with other developing countries, indicating their unique needs and interests as countries in transition. The standpoint of emerging countries can be seen in portions of the WTO agreement, with flexibilities negotiated that allow for the medical needs of their populations and simultaneously further economic development.