The China Enforcement Case and Trends in International IP Protection, Presentation at Ninth Annual WTO Conference - May 20, 2009, BIICL, in cooperation with Institute of International Economic Law, Journal of International Economic Law and Society of International Economic Law

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Seizures of generic pharmaceuticals in transit: Re-breaking the Doha compact?
Access to Medicines, IP and Health Innovation, ICTSD, MSF, Univ. of Amsterdam (Reflecting on Recent Developments and Future Challenges in the Areas of Access to Medicines, IP and Health Innovation), Geneva, 27 March 2009 (related ICTSD Bridges comment here)
Innovation as Imperative to Sustainable Development: Meeting the New Challenges, Citenel V Congress on Technological Innovation in Electrical Energy, June 22, 2009, Belem, Brazil

Innovation and Technology Transfer to Address Climate Change: lessons from global policy development on intellectual property and public health, ICTSD Dialogue, Climate Change, Transfer of Technology and IPRs: The Challenge of Evidence-based Policy, WIPO, Geneva, 27 March 2009

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Publications and Other Information


Recent presentations

Trends in Health Related Technology Transfer and Local Production: Initiatives and Stakeholders’ Views, Asian Dialogue on Technology Transfer for Local Manufacturing Capacity of Drugs and Vaccines, Organised with the support of the World Health Organization and the European Union , 29-30 April 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Trends in health related technology transfer and local production: Initiatives and stakeholders’ views, Latin American Dialogue on Technology Transfer for Local Manufacturing Capacity On Drugs And Vaccines, 18-19 March 2010, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Organized with the support of the World Health Organization and the European Commission


Stakeholder views on transfer of technology for the development of research capacity and local production, African Workshop On Technology Transfer For Local Manufacturing Capacity On Drugs And Vaccines, Organized with the support of the World Health Organization and the European Commission, 10-11 December, Cape Town, South Africa


Industrial Policy, Innovation and Economic Stress: opportunities and risks, 200 years of Intellectual Property in Brazil: Seminar on Intellectual Property as an Instrument of Industrial Policy: Lessons and Challenges, Brazil Ministry of External Relations, in partnership with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Alexandre de Gusmão Foundation (FUNAG) and the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), Brasilia, April 29-30, 2009



Now available -  Elgar Publishing brochure here

Most recent publications

Three contributions to Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law:

1) Intellectual Property, International Protection

2) North American Free Trade Agreement (1992)

3) North American Free Trade Agreement, Dispute Settlement

Seizure of Generic Pharmaceuticals in Transit Based on Allegations of Patent Infringement: A Threat to International Trade, Development and Public Welfare, 1 W.I.P.O.J. 43 (2009)

Innovation and Technology Transfer to Address Climate Change: Lessons from the Global Debate on Intellectual Property and Public Health, ICTSD Programme on IPRs and Sustainable Development, Issue Paper No. 24 (2009), International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, Geneva


Cross-Retaliation in TRIPS: Options for Developing Countries, ICTSD Programme on Dispute Settlement and Legal Aspects of International Trade, Issue paper No. 8, April 2009, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, Geneva

Review of Ellen F.M. 't Hoen, The Global Politics of Pharmaceutical Monopoly Power, Drug patents, access, innovation and the application of the WTO Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health, KEStudies, Vol. 3 (2009)



The principal purpose of this website is to make available my publications for use by researchers. Links to documents are operational.

Documents are gradually being uploaded and grouped by subject matter as identified by webpage headings above. Audio for some presentations is available (see this page.) For documents not yet appearing on this website, contact:

<info@frederickabbott.com>.

Frederick M. Abbott is the Edward Ball Eminent Scholar Professor of International Law at Florida State University College of Law. He also serves as consultant to a number of international organizations and foundations, and as dispute settlement panelist for the World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center.

Curriculum Vitae
Roundtable on Global Pharmaceutical Regulation 2007: Tacking Regional Priorities

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