The Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Council met informally on Thursday to take stock of the talks on a propos...

Sources said discussions on the proposal will continue as some countries like the UK said the proposal is not endorsed by any member and it...

"It went very well and here's why I say that. No member rejected the outcome as completely unacceptable," Ambassador Lansana Gberie from Si...

As per the original 2020 text of the TRIPs waiver proposal, India and South Africa wanted the right to suspend intellectual property (IP) p...

Last month, the WTO postponed indefinitely its in-person twelfth ministerial conference (MC12) that was to be held from November 30 to Dece...

WTO is a 164-member multilateral body which formulate rules for global exports and imports and adjudicates disputes between two or more tha...

In October 2020, India and South Africa had submitted the first proposal suggesting a waiver for all WTO members on the implementation of c...

In the first ever joint statement, the co-sponsors—that includes Indonesia, Kenya and Pakistan—said an amended waiver proposal is being wor...

The draft document, seen by Reuters, lists commitments of G20 nations and other countries and is to be adopted on Friday at a Global Health...

The agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights or TRIPS came into effect in January 1995. It is a multilateral agre...

In its application, Natco has cited the unmet medical needs due to the lack of supply and affordability in light of the grave and life-thre...

He added that the White House support for the temporary waiving IP on COVID-19 vaccines "reflects the wisdom and moral leadership of US to ...

Making its case, Natco’s application said Olumiant is not manufactured in India — less than 9,000 tablets were imported in 2019 and 2020, a...

“I am sure the industry will show big heart across the world and support the TRIPS waiver that India has proposed at the WTO so that the en...

The proposed game-changing waiver of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) would enable free flow ...

“We endorse the Indian government’s stand asking for a waiver of the TRIPS provisions to deal with the Covid-19 crisis. This is the time fo...

This statement comes at a time when the race for Covid-19 vaccine is heating up across the world. Though most vaccine makers have received ...