Trade secrecy and Covid-19
This policy brief documents how trade secrets have played a key role in enabling the innovation, investment and collaboration that has delivered Covid-19 vaccines in record time.
The impact of an expanded TRIPS waiver on existing and future biopharmaceutical innovation
Data shows that intellectual property rights have been vital to developing the most important innovative Covid medicines.
The role of intellectual property rights in preparing for future pandemics
Even though IP has played a crucial role in developing and manufacturing vaccines for the current pandemic, some are calling for IP to be waived to facilitate preparations for future pandemics.
A joint declaration on the importance of IPRs to Covid vaccine manufacturing scale-up and future pandemic preparedness
An international coalition of think tanks calls on governments to reject a proposal at the WTO to waive intellectual property rights for Covid vaccines.
How Tariffs Impact Access to Medicines
Import duties on pharmaceutical manufacturing inputs such as APIs cost patients US$1.2bn in the US and US$1.1bn in the EU, find Philipp Lamprecht and Matthias Bauer in this new Geneva Network working paper.
코로나19 백신 생산확대와 향후 팬데믹 대비에 필요한 지적재산권의 중요성에 관한 공동선언문
다음 선언문은 세계무역기구(WTO)에 제출된 백신의 현지 생산 촉진을 위해 지적재산권 무효화를 주장하는 분열적인 제안이 득보다 실이 더 많은 이유를 제시하고자 합니다. 신뢰와 협업을 바탕으로 백신 제조를 가속화하는 더 좋은 방법이 있습니다.
Una declaración conjunta sobre la importancia de los DPI para la producción a escala de vacunas anti-covid y la preparación para futuras pandemias
Read the English version 한글판 읽기 Somos una coalición informal de organizaciones de la sociedad civil que cree que la colaboración continua entre gobiernos, organizaciones internacionales, el sector privado y la sociedad civil es la manera más rápida de acabar con la pandemia de la
Anular la propiedad intelectual sobre las vacunas contra el Covid hará más daño que bien, afirma coalición internacional
Leer la declaración Read the declaration Hoy, una coalición internacional de 27 centros de pensamiento hace un llamado a que los gobiernos rechacen la propuesta ante la Organización Mundial del Comercio para anular los derechos de propiedad intelectual sobre las vacunas contra el Covid. La
Removing intellectual property rights for Covid vaccines will do more harm than good, says international coalition
Read the declaration Leer la declaración Today, an international coalition of 27 think tanks called on governments to reject a proposal at the World Trade Organisation to cancel intellectual property rights for Covid vaccines. The Joint Declaration credits IP for the research collaborations and manufacturing partnerships all