Intellectual property rights (IPRs) never received attention in matters of foreigneconomic policy until an agreement on IPRs was brought into the negotiations duringthe Uruguay Round of trade negotiations and subsequent incorporation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights...

The World Trade Organization (WTO) linked intellectual property protection with trade. The WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement), however, included a number of public health flexibilities in order to provide latitude to the Member States to...