Tag: intellectual property
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City Council supports global vaccination effort
The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University reports that as of March 11, 2022, there have been 453,387,068 cases and 6,028,428 deaths ... -
Global Europe in research and innovation
The greatest challenges facing humanity require countries to work together. At the Marseille Conference on March 8, Europe explored the way forward for international collaboration in ... -
Trade rules have thwarted global efforts to fight Covid. WTO must grant vaccine intellectual property waiver | Patricia Ranald
As Australians are struggling to gain access to rapid antigen tests (RATs) and third booster shots for the Omicron strain, spare a thought for millions of ... -
WHO chief praises SA Covid vaccine development project,…
Even after visiting the first pioneering Covid vaccine development project in South Africa, World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus still believes that big international ... -
The six trade disputes that could jeopardize US exports for years to come
The good news is that the United States is negotiating with several trading partners to end national security tariffs on steel and aluminum. The bad news ... -
Reuters Science News Summary | Health
Here is a summary of current scientific news. Easier-to-produce COVID vaccine shows promise in trials; Nasal spray vaccine booster works in mice Here is a summary ... -
ADRIAN SMITH: The Free World vs. China | Representatives
With 1.4 billion consumers, China is a place of abundant potential. China is also ruled by the Chinese Communist Party, a longtime belligerent that enslaves its ... -
At the WTO, China is a “developing” country: why many countries are raising concerns
China’s status as a “developing country” at the World Trade Organization (WTO) has become a controversial issue, with a number of countries worrying that the upper-middle-income ... -
India wants urgent World Trade Organization General Council meeting this month to discuss Covid package
They will also talk about the proposed patent waiver. Our Office, PTI | New Delhi | Posted 03.01.22, 15:19 India has called for an emergency meeting ... -
Africa’s free trade area takes off slowly | Africa | DW
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) celebrates its first anniversary on January 1, 2022. With the exception of Eritrea, all African countries are signatories to ... -
COVID vaccine patent war has troubling parallel in anti-HIV drugs
In 1998, the South African Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association joined forces with 39 drug companies to sue Nelson Mandela’s government for suspending international trade agreements that protected ... -
Lessons from China’s accession to the WTO, 20 years on
With the end of the first calendar year of the Biden administration, efforts to curb China’s pernicious behavior have borne little fruit. In recent months, the ... -
With Omicron, it’s time for Canada to support global access to COVID vaccines – Canadian dimension
A vial of the COVID-19 vaccine is ready for administration at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., December 21, 2020. Photo by Navy DOD ... -
Editorial | CARICOM-worthy hires | Remark
The appointment by the CARIBBEAN Community (CARICOM) this week of respected diplomats Wayne McCook and Donna Forde, respectively heads of trade and foreign policy, signals, the ... -
WTO report shows continued but slow decline in COVID-19 trade restrictions
Headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have shown restraint in imposing new trade restrictive measures related to COVID-19 ... -
Intellectual property and pharmaceutical trade: the unresolved debate in Europe
The lack of intellectual property management plagues recent regulatory discussions. If the European Union were a shameless, profit-driven corporate bloc, it might simply ignore embarrassing debates ... -
“Completely obscene”: only 8 Big Pharma investors got richer by 10 billion dollars after the emergence of Omicron
In the first week that the Omicron variant sparked global fears of a new wave of infections, a small handful of investors and executives along with ... -
Laura Gunter: Biotech policies must protect patients, innovation | Chroniclers
The ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical role of North Carolina’s life science industry in tackling our most serious public health threats. ... -
United States House Letter on Trade Law
Dear Presidents Wyden and Neal and Rank Members Crapo and Brady: US Chamber of Commerce urges Congress to act before year-end to advance long-standing but traditionally ... -
MC12 and its implication for Bangladesh as a graduate LDC
Ferdaus Ara Begum | Posted: Nov. 11, 2021, 7:56 p.m. | Update: Nov. 11, 2021, 8:14 p.m. The 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization ... -
Moderna Posts Billions In Profits From COVID-19 Vaccine But Won’t Share Technology | Doctors Without Borders
GENEVA / NEW YORK, 4 NOVEMBER 2021âAs Moderna today released its third quarter 2021 sales figures showing astronomical profits from the COVID-19 vaccine, the international medical ... -
Op-Ed: Sacrificing Efficiency, Science and Multilateralism for Signaling Virtue – The Perils of the Biden WTO Waiver | Opinion
The Biden administration wants to improve America’s international reputation. This is why he endorsed a proposal before the World Trade Organization to renounce all intellectual property ... -
China “Fulfilled” WTO Obligations
China should not assume any responsibilities outside of its commitments to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Chinese officials and WTO experts said Thursday, noting that China ... -
Trade and investment rules should not undermine climate ambition
If the world’s representatives at the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow put the rhetoric into action, we could prevent the worst impacts of the rapidly ... -
China’s Liu and US Treasury’s Yellen Hold “Frank” Appeal on Trade
BEIJING: Chinese Vice Premier Liu He held talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday to discuss trade issues, with the two sides highlighting concerns ... -
WTO chief welcomes India’s commitment to support the World Trade Organization – Eurasia Review
By Jamshed Baruah The world trade organization (WTO) Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala hailed India’s pledge of support to the WTO and the success of the 12th ... -
Only 14% of promised Covid vaccine doses reach the poorest countries | Vaccines and vaccination
Only one in seven doses of Covid vaccine promised to the world’s poorest countries has been delivered, a report reveals. Of the 1.8 billion doses promised ... -
Will China end its deep freeze on Australia to join CPTPP?
China’s request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Free Trade Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership is on hold unless its trade minister, Wang Wentao, agrees to ... -
Overcome Myths That Slow Investment in Biotech and Pandemic Firms
Presenting to potential investors is an art, especially when they don’t fully understand the life science industry or have misconceptions about pandemic-driven businesses. Peter Adams, Executive ... -
No deal on COVID vaccine patent relinquishment again: WTO
The World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Friday that its member countries had again not agreed to suspend intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, with some ... -
Special report – Vaccine diplomacy
Millions of people around the world are grateful for Chinese vaccines MB October 2021 Special Report | China at the WTO During the election campaign that ... -
United States renews support for World Trade Organization
Jake Colvin, chairman of the National Council for Foreign Trade, which represents large multinational corporations, said it was “fundamentally heartening to hear Ambassador Tai reaffirm the ... -
India calls for IPR waiver and dismantling of trade barriers in COVID fight
Trade and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal called for the renunciation of intellectual property rights (IPRs) within the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the dismantling of new ... -
My Say: Biden disappoints, must do more, not less
US President Joe Biden’s earlier support for a vaccine patent waiver raised hopes at the Covid-19 summit late last month. However, it turned out to be ... -
Health News Summary: J&J To Seek US FDA Clearance For Booster Injection This Week – NYT; US CDC advises against travel to Austria, Barbados due to COVID-19 and more
Here is a summary of the current health briefs. Henrietta Lacks estate claims drug company took advantage of stolen cells The estate of a black woman ... -
Biden disappoints: Must do more, not less
US President Biden’s earlier support for a vaccine patent waiver raised hopes for his summit more than a week ago. However, it turned out to be ... -
Our international institutions are failing us (or are we failing them?)
WASHINGTON: An employee walks past World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win … [+] McNamee / Getty Images) Getty Images Our international institutions seem ... -
Governments have paid to develop COVID vaccines. Big Pharma wants to accumulate patents
Looking at the news these days, I often remember a scene from the second movie “The Lord of the Rings”, in which the hobbits Mary and ... -
African leaders highlight vaccine inequity in UNGA speeches | Coronavirus pandemic News
The inequity in the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine became sharper on Thursday as many leaders of African countries, whose populations have little or no access ... -
Amnesty blames vaccine inequality on COVID-19 jab producers
COVID-19 vaccine makers put profits before lives, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, as it demanded 2 billion doses for the poorest countries by the end of ... -
SAIP: Saudi Arabia calls on countries to make vaccines accessible to all
Saudi Gazette Report RIYAD – Saudi Intellectual Property Authority (SAIP) spokesperson Yasser Al-Hakami said Saudi Arabia called on countries to take responsibility for overcoming the COVID-19 ... -
India for the rapid result of the TRIPS waiver for the Covid vaccine, food security at the WTO
Trade and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stressed the need for a permanent, adequate and fair solution to public storage programs for food security purposes at the ... -
USTR Annual Report to Congress on China’s WTO Compliance: Request for Public Comment | Cozen O’Connor
CONTEXT China became a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on December 11, 2001. Pursuant to Section 421 of the United States-China Relations Act 2000, ... -
What is a COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property waiver? | Sunstein srl
While over 48% of the US population is fully vaccinated, only about 15% of the world is. Such disparities have led members of the World Trade ... -
Vaccine apartheid: Research suggests UK will stock up to 210 million vaccines, World News
As ministers are accused of letting poorer countries ‘fight for leftovers’, research suggests the UK will stock up to 210 million spare coronavirus vaccines by the ... -
UK to ‘Rack Up’ Up to 210 Million Doses of Covid Vaccine, Research Finds | Vaccines and vaccination
The UK is set to ‘bank’ up to 210 million spare coronavirus vaccines by the end of the year, research shows, as ministers have been accused ... -
PH supports relinquishment of COVID-19 vaccine patent
Residents, including those classified as A5 or the indigent in Mandaluyong City, line up for their dose of COVID-19 vaccine on June 16, 2021. Some cities ... -
Global Approval of COVID Vaccine Intellectual Property Protection Required by WTO
On May 5, 2021, the Biden administration ad its support for lifting intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines. Naturally, the news made headlines and elicited passionate ... -
European duplicity undermines anti-pandemic efforts
Aid, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Global, Securities, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, TerraViva United Nations Notice SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, July 20, 2021 (IPS) ... -
More than 100 academic and PI experts sign open letter in favor of the TRIPS waiver
MUMBAI: After patient groups and civil society organizations, more than 100 global academic and intellectual property (IP) experts have now supported the TRIPS waiver, jointly proposed ... -
GK National Cricket Team Quiz, World Trade Organization, Supreme Court of India, Intellectual Property Rights
GK Quiz or MCQ on National Cricket Team, World Trade Organization, Supreme Court of India, Intellectual Property Rights have been listed below. Take a look at ... -
EU stuck on waiving COVID-related intellectual property at WTO
Through Archive Email Andrew Karpan “href =” https://www.law360.com/lifesciences/articles/1400602/# “> Andrew Karpan Law360 provides free access to its coronavirus coverage to ensure that all members of the ... -
China’s meteoric rise against everyone
China’s meteoric rise against everyone Dr Makhan Saïkia China is on the rise. More than its political art, the economic system encircles the world in an ... -
Swadeshi Jagran Manch seeks patent waiver for vaccines and drugs
RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) urged the World Trade Organization (WTO) to relax the provisions of its Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) for ... -
How to get the Covid vaccine around the world
A health worker administers Covishield, the Serum Institute of India’s version of the AstraZeneca vaccine, during a drive-through vaccination program in Kolkata, India on Wednesday, June ... -
AHF supports WTO chief’s call to end Vax apartheid
LOS ANGELES–(COMMERCIAL THREAD) – AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest provider of HIV / AIDS care and treatment, echoes World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi ... -
Portuguese-speaking businesses have access to a wealth of business information
the Global Trade Helpdesk, a free online business intelligence platform for small businesses, is now available in Portuguese. The recovery of world trade is accelerating with ... -
UN chief extends support for India’s patent waiver initiative for Covid products
The UN chief asked if he supported measures to waive vaccine-related patents. (FILE) The United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has supported India and South Africa’s ... -
World Trade Organization to Begin Formal Negotiations to Lift COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Restrictions
Why the citizens of the world should care Equitable access to vaccines is essential to ending the COVID-19 pandemic for everyone, everywhere. Patent restrictions have limited ... -
WTO to start negotiations on COVID vaccine patent waivers, 8 months after proposal
Members of the World Trade Organization have agreed to begin negotiations next week on a temporary waiver of intellectual property rights for coronavirus vaccines. South Africa ... -
UN experts: G7 governments must ensure access to vaccines in developing countries – World
GENEVA (June 9, 2021) – UN human rights experts * today called on leaders of the world’s largest economies to ensure people in the South have ... -
WHO aims to boost global vaccine production, but no patent deal
An airport employee checks the shipment of Covax COVID-19 vaccines upon arrival in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. A resolution approved ... -
Business of the week: More jobs, but the beef is down
Hello and thank you for the first week of June. Here’s what you need to know over the coming week with business and tech news. – ... -
WHO, World Bank, IMF and WTO propose pandemic plan
Leaders of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, World Trade Organization (WTO) and World Health Organization (WHO) unveiled plans to increase global access to COVID ... -
Must find ways to ensure affordable access to key drugs amid Covid: Vardhan
As Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan wrapped up his term as Chairman of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO), he said there was ... -
Three takeaways from the revised TRIPS waiver proposal on May 21
On May 21, 62 WTO member states[1] submitted a revised proposal on an exemption from certain provisions of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property ... -
Intellectual property waiver discussions rely on the use of trade secrets of big pharmaceutical companies
Through Archive Send an email to Britain Eakin “href =” https://www.law360.com/lifesciences/articles/1388176/# “> Great Britain Eakin Law360 provides free access to its coronavirus coverage to ensure that ... -
Giving up patents on the Covid-19 vaccine won’t get shots any faster. This slows down new vaccines.
WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said friday a total waiver of corporate patents on the Covid-19 vaccine under the auspices of the World Trade Organization – sought ... -
Can the World Trade Organization Accelerate Global Vaccine Distribution?
In In May, the Biden administration announced an about-face in US negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The United States now supports lifting all patent ... -
WTO TRIPS discuss revised IPR waiver proposal
New Delhi: The World Trade Organization’s TRIPS Council to discuss a revised proposal submitted by 62 co-sponsors, including India, South Africa and Indonesia, seeking patent waivers ... -
India and others push for TRIPS waiver beyond Covid vaccine at WTO
In an effort to move to text-based discussions on their proposal to waive certain provisions of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), ... -
A bit of a challenge for India
Much ink has been spilled on the potential benefits of waiving intellectual property rights (IPRs) on COVID-19 vaccines, drugs and therapeutics protected by the Agreement on ... -
G-20 health deal splits over COVID IP waiver
Through Archive Email Andrew Karpan “href =” https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/1387312/# “> Andrew Karpan Law360 provides free access to its coronavirus coverage to ensure that all members of the ... -
WTO reflects on intellectual property waivers for vaccines
By JAMEY KEATEN GENEVA (AP) – Ambassadors of World Trade Organization countries on Wednesday resumed talks on trade rules protecting the technological know-how behind COVID-19 vaccines ... -
Allena Pharmaceuticals Announces $ 25 Million Strategy
– Extends Allena’s treasury track until Q4 2021 –– Debt can be converted into equity at a price of $ 4.10 per share – NEWTON, Mass., ...