Covid vaccines spur global fight over intellectual property | Financial Times

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Summary:

"A long-simmering battle over Covid-19 vaccine patents is reaching boiling point.... Some hope that if the World Trade Organization waives a longstanding agreement designed to protect intellectual property, known as the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, or Trips, more manufacturers could make the vaccines and boost supply.

India and South Africa are leading the push for a Trips waiver, with many other low-income countries having also signed up, arguing it is the only way to ensure “fair, equitable and affordable access” to Covid-19 products, including vaccines and drugs.

The proposal comes after a World Health Organization attempt to encourage the pooling of intellectual property — the Covid-19 Technology Access Pool — received limited interest last year from countries and companies holding the IP rights...."

Link:

https://www.ft.com/content/b0f42409-6fdf-43eb-96c7-d166e090ab99

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Tags:

oa.new oa.medicine oa.pharma oa.patents oa.humanitarian oa.industry oa.south oa.trips oa.wto oa.waivers oa.debates

Date tagged:

05/04/2021, 18:24

Date published:

05/04/2021, 14:24