Dr. Frederick Abbott at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On October 26th, 2010. See this statement in context.

October 26th, 2010 / 9:05 a.m.

Edward Ball Eminent Scholar, Professor of International Law, Florida State University College of Law, As an Individual

Yes, let me just make a couple of points. One, there's nothing at all in the TRIPS agreement or the WTO August 30 decision that restricts a licence that would supply multiple destinations on the basis of a single licence. You would also look at the U.S. legislation that allows for government use of patented inventions of a mechanism with which Canada is intimately familiar, which allows the U.S. federal government to use any third-party patent at any time without notification to anyone and without any prior procedure. It is recognized as being compatible with the TRIPS agreement. So there is absolutely nothing in the TRIPS agreement or the August 30 decision or the chairperson's statement that prevents that kind of mechanism

I've otherwise submitted testimony with more details to the committee.

Thank you.

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