Intellectual Property

It is widely recognized that the objectives and means by which intellectual property regulations are established will determine, in part, whether poor countries are able to close existing knowledge, technology, and healthcare gaps in a manner consistent with the Millennium Development Goals. There is a real need to create an academic and non-ideological discussion and literature on IPR so that participants in the global debate can proceed with the best possible information. IPD has established the Intellectual Property Task Force to fill this space and to help inform the international community in what is already a contentious and enormously important dialogue.