Intellectual Property in the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement

The document examines the trade-off Peru faced between securing permanent preferential market access to the United States and the potential negative impacts of intellectual property concessions on public health and education. It specifically focuses on the role of civil society and pharmaceutical companies in challenging the intellectual property provisions of the US-Peru FTA.

• Peru sought a trade agreement with the United States to make the preferential market access provided by the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) binding and permanent, which helped offset regional competitiveness issues like poor infrastructure and high labor costs.
• Civil society and local pharmaceutical companies expressed significant concerns that intellectual property concessions required for the agreement would hinder Peru's ability to achieve public policy goals in education and public health.

APA

Garcia (2008). Intellectual Property in the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement. Center for International Environmental Law. https://www.ciel.org/reports/intellectual-property-bilateral-agreements-and-sustainable-development-intellectual-property-in-the-us-peru-trade-promotion-agreement-garcia-june-2008-2/

Chicago

Garcia. Intellectual Property in the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement. Center for International Environmental Law, 2008. https://www.ciel.org/reports/intellectual-property-bilateral-agreements-and-sustainable-development-intellectual-property-in-the-us-peru-trade-promotion-agreement-garcia-june-2008-2/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{garcia2008intellectual, author = {Garcia}, title = {{Intellectual Property in the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2008}, month = jun, url = {https://www.ciel.org/reports/intellectual-property-bilateral-agreements-and-sustainable-development-intellectual-property-in-the-us-peru-trade-promotion-agreement-garcia-june-2008-2/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }