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 …