Are Countries Maximizing the Policy Space They Have to Grant Compulsory Licenses to Improve Access to Medicines?

Compulsory licenses are a tool employed by governments to allow for the production of a patented product without the patent owner's consent. These licenses have important applications in public health, as they can allow more affordable medicines to be produced.

Are countries effectively maximizing policy space to grant compulsory licenses and improve access to medicines?

Join us and South Centre for a webinar to launch a new report on compulsory licensing provisions in the national patent legislation of 15 middle-income countries.