Watch: How intellectual property rights are helping to beat Covid-19
Experts from the life science and research community explain the crucial role of intellectual property rights in developing new vaccines and therapeutics for Covid-19.
VIDEO: Los derechos de propiedad intelectual ayudan a derrotar a la Covid-19
Expertos de la comunidad de las biociencias y la investigación explican el rol fundamental que juegan los derechos de propiedad intelectual en el desarrollo de vacunas y tratamientos contra la Covid-19.
Vaccination must continue even during the pandemic
The biggest Covid-related killer might not be the coronavirus. In many countries, disruption to regular immunization programmes means that easily preventable but potentially fatal diseases such as measles, diphtheria and polio are regaining a foothold.
The innovation paradox: why complex drug research is not being rewarded
The patent system in the US and the EU is not rewarding complex research into treatments for a host of prevalent diseases and conditions, and reforms are going in the wrong direction, says Erika Lietzan of the University of Missouri School of Law.
La importancia de continuar los programas ordinarios de inmunización durante la pandemia de Covid-19: Perspectivas latinoamericanas
La pandemia de Covid-19 ha resaltado la importancia de la atención médica ordinaria que muchas veces damos por sentado.
The importance of continuing regular immunization during the Covid-19 pandemic: Latin American perspectives
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of the regular healthcare provision we take for granted. Governments all over the world have instituted virus control measures
Abolishing pharmaceutical and vaccine tariffs to promote access
The Covid-19 pandemic has illustrated the importance of global trade for access to all kinds of medical supplies, with many jurisdictions suffering shortages of essential medical goods as a result of various trade barriers.
A Joint Declaration on the Importance of Collaboration, Open Trade, and Innovation in Tackling COVID-19
We are an international coalition of public policy research institutes and think tanks that believes that the collaboration, open trade and innovation will provide the solutions to the COVID-19 crisis.
Vaccines: accelerating innovation and access
This WIPO Global Challenges Report describes the innovation process for vaccines. It explains how the restricted availability of vaccines is due to impediments at every stage of the process. Most of these obstacles are manageable, and intellectual property rights are associated with only some of them.