Biopharmaceutical R&D : the increased importance of cumulative innovation and related concerns -- The patent system as a system of balancing -- The patent system and some potential safety nets -- The right to health as an interpretive principle of patent law -- Unilateral conduct, IPRs and...

Over the past thirty years, the world’s patent systems have experienced pressure from civil society like never before. From farmers to patient advocates, new voices are arguing that patents impact public health, economic inequality, morality and democracy. These challenges, to domains that we...