A Golden Straitjacket? The Struggle over Patents and Access to Medicines in Colombia
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Description
This chapter discusses the history of patent regulation in Colombia. It traces the evolution of patent protection from its beginnings in the Andean Pact norms of 1991, to the changes introduced by free trade agreements with the United States between 2005 and 2012, and ending with the implementation phase of this treaty. It argues that the changes in patent law embody the combined strengths of two sets of actors—governmental and nongovernmental, national and international—that defend distinct visions of property and the right to health.
Source Publication
Balancing Wealth and Health: The Battle over Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines in Latin America
Source Editors/Authors
Rochelle C. Dreyfuss, César Rodríguez-Garavito
Publication Date
2014
Recommended Citation
Rodríguez-Garavito, César, "A Golden Straitjacket? The Struggle over Patents and Access to Medicines in Colombia" (2014). Faculty Chapters. 1893.
https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/fac-chapt/1893
