Welfare effect of market exclusivity extension for patented medicines in Thailand: analysis of the effect of TRIPS-Plus provisions

• Main Author: Theerathorn Yoongthong
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. Institute for Population and Social Research
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Free Trade Agreement; TRIPS; TRIPS-Plus; intellectual property protection; patented medicines; consumer welfare; Journal for Population and Social Studies; วารสารประชากรและสังคม
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/3301
• Institution: Mahidol University

Under the free trade agreement negotiations with the United States and the European Union, Thailand, along with several developing countries, is required to enforce TRIPS-Plus provisions. Most developing countries claim that stringent intellectual property protection for pharmaceuticals would result...