Contemporary Issues in Pharmaceutical Patent Law

1. Introduction: A Holistic Approach to Pharmaceutical Patent Law and Policy, Bryan Mercurio and Daria Kim Part 1: Pharmaceutical Patents and Related Types of Protection 2. Patentability of Pharmaceutical Inventions under TRIPS: Domestic Court Practice Testing International Policy Space, Roberto Romandini and Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan 3. Biologics, Biosimilars and Other Idiosyncrasies, Yaniv Heled 4. Index of Data Exclusivity and Access (IDEAS): An Analysis of Test Data Exclusivity Provisions in Free Trade Agreements and National Laws, Owais Hassan Shaikh 5. Patent Linkage Regulations: The Importance of Context and of Balancing Competing Interests, Bryan Mercurio Part 2: Balancing Patent Protection with Available Flexibilities 6. The Bolar Exception: Legislative Models and Drafting Options, Carlos Correa 7. Compulsory Licensing: Threats, Use and Recent Trends, Chang-fa Lo 8. A Manufacturing for Export Exception, Xavier Seuba, Luis Mariano Genovesi and Pedro Roffe Part 3: A Broader View on Incentives for Pharmaceutical Innovation 9. The Price of Exclusivity: The Economics of Patent Extensions and Data Protection, Aidan Hollis and Paul Grootendorst 10. Rationalizing Innovation Incentives under Drug Approval Regulation: National Policy Perspective, Daria Kim 11. The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and Its Implications for Access to Medicine, Jakkrit Kuanpoth