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2022 · COVID-19 · International Intellectual Property Law · IP Policy · TRIPS Agreement · Vaccines · WTO

The Official Text of the Proposed TRIPS Waiver for Covid-19

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The official draft text of the proposed TRIPS Waiver for covid-19 has now been released. It was circulated to members of the TRIPS Council on the 3rd of May 2022. The official draft text was accompanied with a cover letter from the Director-General of the WTO who noted that the text was the outcome of… Continue reading The Official Text of the Proposed TRIPS Waiver for Covid-19

2020 · COVID-19 · Intellectual Property · International Intellectual Property Law · TRIPS Agreement · Vaccines · WTO

Suspending TRIPS to Fight COVID-19? Part 2

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Earlier this month, I blogged about the proposal submitted to the WTO’s TRIPS Council by India and South Africa. The proposal requests for the waiver of the obligations in the TRIPS Agreement on copyright, industrial designs, patents, and undisclosed information in relation to the prevention, containment, and treatment of COVID-19. This post is a follow-up… Continue reading Suspending TRIPS to Fight COVID-19? Part 2