Obchodní aspekty patentové ochrany léčiv ve vybraných asijských ekonomikách

The purpose of my thesis is to analyse and compare trade-related aspects of patent protection in pharmaceuticals in China and India. The first chapter addresses the basic economic and legal models devoted to the impacts of intellectual property rights on the pharmaceutical industry in both developed and developing countries. The second chapter describes the development of patent protection in pharmaceuticals in China and in India. The Chapter Three focuses on a comparison of roles and patent strategies of research oriented and generic pharmaceutical companies on the Chinese and Indian markets. The fourth chapter is devoted to the issue of access to medicines in developing countries with emphasis on the role of China and India. Conclusions are drawn in the closing part which focuses on the summary of current issues.