WTO Council defers decision on TRIPS waiver extension"In view of paragraph 8 of the ministerial decision on the TRIPS Agreement adopted on June 17, 2022 providing that no later than six months...
18 Dec, 2022, 01.21 PM IST
India, 82 others for changes in draft report of WTOAt an informal Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Council meeting of the WTO on Thursday, they said the decision...
17 Dec, 2022, 12.23 AM IST
India wants 5-year IPR waiver on Covid tests, treatmentsAt a meeting of the Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Council on Tuesday, India and others submitted a text pro...
08 Dec, 2022, 12.24 AM IST
US delays patent waiver deal for Covid diagnostics, therapeuticsThe 12th Ministerial Conference decision of the World Trade Organization (WTO) contains a commitment that no later than six months from the...
07 Dec, 2022, 12.44 AM IST
India, 82 others for extension of Covid vaccine patent waiverAt a meeting of the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on Wednesday, three divergent positions emerg...
13 Oct, 2022, 11.43 PM IST
India pitches for special WTO meet to expand scope of Covid IP waiverAt 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...
18 Aug, 2022, 11.34 PM IST
TRIPS waiver agreed in WTO to help developing countries make Covid vaccines: Piyush GoyalMembers of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) last week agreed to grant a temporary patent waiver for manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines for f...
21 Jun, 2022, 11.37 AM IST
For India, response to pandemic would not be complete without TRIPS waiver: Piyush GoyalPiyush Goyal was speaking at the thematic session in response to pandemic and TRIPS waiver at MC 12 (ministerial conference of the World Tr...
13 Jun, 2022, 09.02 PM IST
TRIPS waiver: 30 members begin text-based talks, but differences remainThe Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Council met informally on Thursday to take stock of the talks on a propos...
20 May, 2022, 12.53 AM IST
Concerns raised over 10% vaccine export clause at TRIPS meetSources said discussions on the proposal will continue as some countries like the UK said the proposal is not endorsed by any member and it...
07 May, 2022, 12.33 AM IST
View: The vaccine patent waiver waversAs per the original 2020 text of the TRIPs waiver proposal, India and South Africa wanted the right to suspend intellectual property (IP) p...
20 Mar, 2022, 11.09 PM IST
Nano bubbles in blood of Covid 19 patients could treat, prevent infection with coronavirus variantsThe study, published in the journal Nature Communications on Thursday, is the first to show evACE2 are capable of fighting the new SARS-CoV...
21 Jan, 2022, 06.38 PM IST
Local firms got voluntary license for more drugs during pandemicA voluntary licence (VL) is an authorisation given by the patent holder to a generic company to produce a patented drug while a compulsory ...
02 Jul, 2021, 07.46 AM IST
Unlocking vaccine IPs provides a keyThere would be two practical advantages for vaccine production in India, if the waiver comes through at the World Trade Organization.
06 May, 2021, 11.14 PM IST
WTO to take up India, South Africa's TRIPS waiver pleaThe proposed game-changing waiver of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) would enable free flow ...
29 Jan, 2021, 07.11 AM IST
India and South Africa demand waiver of certain provisions of Intellectual Property for Covid-19 therapeuticsThis statement comes at a time when the race for Covid-19 vaccine is heating up across the world. Though most vaccine makers have received ...
03 Oct, 2020, 01.27 PM IST
Call for patent removal, price cut of Covid-19 drugs and diagnosticsOver 20 civil society groups working on health rights have written to government to encourage innovation, remove patent barriers and bring ...
24 Jun, 2020, 11.36 PM IST