Intellectual Properly

MSF to wealthy countries: Don’t block and ruin the potential of a landmark waiver on monopolies during the pandemic

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Geneva, Switzerland — Ahead of the next round of talks at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to discuss a proposal by South Africa and India to waive monopolies on COVID-19 medical tools during the pandemic, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) called on the wealthy countries opposing the proposal not to block it and ruin … Read more

MSF: U.S. Special 301 report undermines efforts to lower medicine prices globally

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On the eve of World Intellectual Property Day, the United States Trade Representative released its annual “Special 301 Report.” Developing countries like India and Malaysia once again face unfair pressure from the US government over the measures these countries have taken to try to protect access to medicines. The Special 301 report is an annual … Read more