USTR, Piyush Goyal talk about vaccine manufacture, TRIPS waiver Press Trust of India May 15, 2021 Katherine Tai reaffirmed the commitment of the US to help India battle COVID-19
US senators write to Pfizer, Moderna, J&J for global access to vaccines Press Trust of India Apr 29, 2021 According to the letter, there are several steps that vaccine companies could take to expand access to the vaccines globally,…
LDCs support India, South Africa’s request to waive COVID vaccine-related IPR Press Trust of India Apr 14, 2021 The LDCs are a group of countries that have been classified by the UN as the "least developed" in terms of their low gross…
Can IPRs be part of the COVID-19 solution, rather than the problem? Viveka Roychowdhury Dec 28, 2020 As the USTR’s Special 301 Review for 2021 starts, calls for the WTO to declare an IPR waiver on all COVID-19 related medical…
Countries must build consensus around proposal to waive certain IP during COVID-19 pandemic: MSF EP News Bureau Dec 16, 2020 All COVID-19 health tools and technologies should be true global public goods, free from the barriers that patents and other…
India, South Africa call for waiver of IP, patents under certain TRIPS provisions for COVID-19… Usha Sharma Oct 3, 2020 There are several reports about intellectual property rights hindering or potentially hindering timely provisioning of affordable…
India calls upon G-20 nations to ensure access to essential medicines, treatments and vaccines at… Press Information Bureau May 15, 2020 India’s Commerce Minister, in G-20 Trade Ministers meeting, informed that India has unconditionally provided medical supplies to…
Protect IP to grow GDP Viveka Roychowdhury Jul 29, 2019 The RCEP negotiation is one of the BJP-led NDA-2 government’s first challenges as it links directly to the stated goal to make…
DIPP prescribes a dose of caution on compulsory licences EP News Bureau Dec 5, 2014 The US has vehemently opposed India’s CL initiatives, saying the rewards for innovators need to be safeguarded and the…