Overview
Background
Tolulope's expertise lies in intellectual property law and innovation policy, public health law, and law and technology. More broadly, his work has come to focus on three sectors now recognized as the so-called grand challenges: pharmaceuticals and health, climate change, and food security. He is a recipient of several awards including the Australian Legal Research Award (ECR) 2024(shortlisted) and the BEL Award of Excellence in Research(ECR) 2024 (winner).He completed his PhD at the City University of Hong Kong, funded by the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong and the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition in Germany. After completing his doctoral research, he worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Faculty of Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Germany. He holds a German and European Law Certificate from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany, and is qualified as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He is currently a consultant to the South African Research Chair in Industrial Development at the University of Johannesburg and the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa. He is also an affiliate fellow at the Information Society Law Center of the University of Milan, Italy, and the Centre for Policy Futures at the University of Queensland. Among his past experiences, he has held teaching positions at the City University of Hong Kong and Landmark University, Nigeria.
Availability
- Dr Tolulope Anthony Adekola is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Research interests
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Intellectual Property Law and Public Health Law
Tolulope's research focuses on the role of intellectual property law in vaccine development and distribution.
Works
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2023
Book
Regional cooperation, intellectual property law and access to medicines: a holistic approach for least developed countries
Adekola, Tolulope Anthony (2023). Regional cooperation, intellectual property law and access to medicines: a holistic approach for least developed countries. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003342519
2023
Journal Article
Human rights law, intellectual property and vaccine nationalism: lessons for the post-COVID-19 world
Adekola, Tolulope Anthony and Majekolagbe, Faith O. (2023). Human rights law, intellectual property and vaccine nationalism: lessons for the post-COVID-19 world. Australian Journal of Human Rights, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/1323238X.2023.2286941
2023
Journal Article
When mRNA technology meets patent law: innovation, barriers and public health
Adekola, Tolulope Anthony (2023). When mRNA technology meets patent law: innovation, barriers and public health. Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, 18 (12), 867-877. doi: 10.1093/jiplp/jpad086
2023
Conference Publication
The bourgeoning mRNA technology patent landscape - implications for innovation and concerns regarding technology underutilisation
Adekola Tolulope Anthony (2023). The bourgeoning mRNA technology patent landscape - implications for innovation and concerns regarding technology underutilisation. The Fifth IP and Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference, Singapore, 1-3 March 2023.
2023
Journal Article
Pharmaceutical patent law and policy in Africa: a survey of selected SADC member states
Mercurio, Bryan, Adekola, Tolulope Anthony and Tsega, Chimdessa Fekadu (2023). Pharmaceutical patent law and policy in Africa: a survey of selected SADC member states. Legal Studies, 43 (2), 331-350. doi: 10.1017/lst.2022.43
2022
Journal Article
Compulsory licences in a regional context: an appraisal of the TRIPS amendment’s special regional treatment
Adekola, Tolulope Anthony (2022). Compulsory licences in a regional context: an appraisal of the TRIPS amendment’s special regional treatment. GRUR International, 71 (9), 822-830. doi: 10.1093/grurint/ikac075
2022
Other Outputs
COVID-19 and beyond: recalibrating Africa's use of TRIPS flexibilities for sustainable pharmaceutical access
Adekola Tolulope Anthony (2022). COVID-19 and beyond: recalibrating Africa's use of TRIPS flexibilities for sustainable pharmaceutical access. Munich, Germany: Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition.
2021
Journal Article
Investment robo-advisors: some reflections on China's regulatory experience
Xiao, Shanyun and Adekola, Tolulope Anthony (2021). Investment robo-advisors: some reflections on China's regulatory experience. Banking and Finance Law Review, 37 (1), 127-148.
2020
Journal Article
Should COVID-19 treatment be patented? Rethinking the theoretical justification for the grant of pharmaceutical patent
Adekola, Tolulope Anthony (2020). Should COVID-19 treatment be patented? Rethinking the theoretical justification for the grant of pharmaceutical patent. European Intellectual Property Review, 42 (11), 695-697.
2020
Journal Article
Revisiting the public health implications of the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement
Adekola, Tolulope Anthony (2020). Revisiting the public health implications of the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement. Globalization and Health, 16 (1) 50, 1-2. doi: 10.1186/s12992-020-00579-y
2020
Journal Article
Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines in Africa: A Regional Framework for Access
Adekola, Tolulope Anthony (2020). Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines in Africa: A Regional Framework for Access. Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property, 10 (2), 269-270. doi: 10.4337/qmjip.2020.02.08
2020
Journal Article
Has the Doha paragraph 6 system reached its limits?
Adekola, Tolulope Anthony (2020). Has the Doha paragraph 6 system reached its limits?. Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, 15 (7), 525-529. doi: 10.1093/jiplp/jpaa058
2020
Journal Article
Regional mechanism under DOHA Paragraph 6 system: the largely untested alternative route for access to patented medicines
Adekola, Tolulope Anthony (2020). Regional mechanism under DOHA Paragraph 6 system: the largely untested alternative route for access to patented medicines. Asian Journal of Wto & International Health Law and Policy, 15 (1), 61-90.
2019
Journal Article
US–China trade war and the WTO dispute settlement mechanism
Adekola, Tolulope Anthony (2019). US–China trade war and the WTO dispute settlement mechanism. Journal of International Trade Law and Policy, 18 (3), 125-135. doi: 10.1108/JITLP-02-2019-0011
2019
Journal Article
Public health–oriented intellectual property and trade policies in Africa and the regional mechanism under Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights amendment
Adekola, T. A. (2019). Public health–oriented intellectual property and trade policies in Africa and the regional mechanism under Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights amendment. Public Health, 173, 1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2019.04.019
2019
Journal Article
Abolition of graphical representation in EU trademark directive: should countries with similar provisions follow EU’s footsteps?
Adekola, Tolulope Anthony (2019). Abolition of graphical representation in EU trademark directive: should countries with similar provisions follow EU’s footsteps?. Journal of Intellectual Property Rights, 24 (3-4), 62-68.
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