This article critiques the subject of patent protection of drugs in the tight of the threat posed by HIV IAIDS in sub·Saharan Africa. It contends that the b~sis for sus· taining the prevailing international patent system in developing countries is a "myth": one of deception. This "myth" is validated by highlighting the dysfunctions associated with the prevailing international patent s…
This article critiques the subject of patent protection of drugs in the tight of the threat posed by HIV IAIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. It contends that the basis for sustaining the prevailing international patent system in developing countries is a "myth": one of deception. This "myth" is validated by highlighting the dysfunctions associated with the prevailing international patent system. The a…