-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: PHM-Exch> The Need to Avoid “TRIPS-Plus” Patent Clauses in Trade Agreements Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 16:08:03 -0700 From: Claudio Schuftan <[log in to unmask]> To: phm-exchange <[log in to unmask]> From: *South Centre* <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> *The Need to Avoid “TRIPS-Plus” Patent Clauses in**Trade Agreements * The South Centre is pleased to announce the publication of Policy Brief No. 37 entitled "The Need to Avoid “TRIPS-Plus” Patent Clauses in Trade Agreements"**by Martin Khor, Executive Director of the South Centre. A recent article in a prestigious journal reminds us of how the intellectual property chapter of free trade agreements can prevent the sick from getting treatment. This article also critiques the TPP clauses and warns that they should not be translated to national laws or copied into other FTAs being negotiated. To access the policy brief directly, go to this webpage: https://www.southcentre.int/policy-brief-37-march-2017/ <http://southcentre.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa9cf38799136b5660f367ba6&id=4099905470&e=4fac633f11> Posted by: Sam Lanfranco Access CANCHID archives at: https://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/canchid.html . CANCHID is a constituency service to the Global Health Community and is managed by Prof. Emeritus Sam Lanfranco <[log in to unmask]>