to provide latitude to the Member States to tailor their national patent laws to fit their individual needs. In 2001, the … Doha Declaration further clarified and reaffirmed the existing TRIPS flexibilities. This paper argues that India has taken … the lead role in enacting the TRIPS Agreement's substantive and procedural patent flexibilities by introducing unique …

and regulations with those of Thailand and India - two developing countries that have had some successes in preserving … experiences of Thailand and India in implementing TRIPS and using TRIPS flexibilities such as compulsory licensing to ensure … strengthening the use of preventive and remedial TRIPS flexibilities and removing criminal sanctions for patent infringements …

of the developing world introduces patent protection for new drug products. This may lead to more research on drugs to … those already offering such protection the situation offers a unique opportunity to examine the incentive role of patent … protection. We use new survey data from India, the results of interviews with industry, government and multinational institutions …

This chapter discusses whether foreign investors, specifically pharmaceutical companies, could challenge India …'s regulatory measures that impact their patents under India's BITs. More specifically, the paper will focus on whether regulatory … expropriation under India's bilateral investment treaties (BITs). The discussion in the chapter shows that pharmaceutical patents …

of the developing world introduces patent protection for new drug products. This may lead to more research on drugs to … those already offering such protection the situation offers a unique opportunity to examine the incentive role of patent … protection. We use new survey data from India, the results of interviews with industry, government and multinational institutions …