Patent System and Drug Price under Trade Related Intellectual Property System
- VernacularTitle:浅析《与贸易有关的知识产权协议》体制下的专利制度与药品价格
- Author:
Li YANG
;
Ye LI
;
Chenyan YUE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Trade related intellectual property system;
Patent system;
Drug price
- From:
China Pharmacy
2001;0(10):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the relations between patent system and drug price under TRIPS(trade related intellectual property system).METHODS:The impact of patent protection on drug price in less developed countries,developing countries and developed countries,and the related measures taken against unfavorable prices under the TRIPS system and their advantages and disadvantages were analyzed.RESULTS &CONCLUSIONS:Patent protection did result in the increase of pharmaceutical price to some degree.The related measures such as compulsory licensing and parallel imports under the TRIPS system contributed to the decrease of the influence of patent protection over drug price,but by which the contradiction between patent system and drug prices can't be solved in the long run,futher exploration needs to be done to solve this problem radically.
