Biden Administration Announces Support Of Temporary Waiver On Intellectual Property Protections On COVID-19 Vaccines

The Biden administration has announced its support of a temporary waiver on intellectual property protections on COVID-19 vaccines, partially reversing its earlier opposition. In response to the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s proposal from October 2020 to provide waivers on IP covering broadly the “prevention, containment or treatment of COVID-19,” the U.S. is now supporting a partial waiver in relation only to vaccines, saying:......
By: Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

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