India maintained its 42nd position on the International IP Index 2024, with a score of 38.64%, unchanged since 2022, according to the US Ch...

At a recent meeting of the General Council, New Delhi said it is not able to continue discussions at the TRIPS Council due to "hesitation f...

Last month, a “compromise outcome” to contain and treat Covid-19 had proposed a waiver for developing countries that exported less than 10%...

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

The Doha Declaration on TRIPS and public health clarified pre-existing flexibilities in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellect...

In its correspondence to the WTO, the EU has offered the alternative solution of compulsory licensing, a flexible option already embedded i...

The forthcoming G20 meeting on October 30-31 in Rome should focus attention on these steps, instead of quietly acquiescing to the EU offer ...

Nadhim Zahawi, the minister in charge of the UK's COVID-19 vaccine deployment, however, issued a word of warning over any patent waiver mov...

On the table for a two-day meeting of a WTO panel opening Tuesday is a revised proposal presented by India and South Africa for a temporary...

His meeting with Tai is particularly important to discuss IP waiver for Covid-19 vaccines and medicines. India’s joint proposal at the WTO ...

British and European Union officials have been sceptical about the usefulness of the proposal, while saying they are prepared to discuss it.

A proposal moved by India and South Africa before the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to temporarily suspend trade-related aspects of intell...

The more pertinent question, however, is whether the proposed TRIPs waiver, even if it is limited to only Covid vaccines, will boost vaccin...

Now that U.S. President Joe Biden has backed a proposed waiver for COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property rights, the next step is for the ...

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 ...

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

The issue came up at a meeting on intellectual property rights at the WTO in which the developed countries again refused to support a joint...