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McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

The Proposed WTO IP Waiver: Just What Good Can It Do? -- An Analysis

As posted Monday, BIO (the Biotechnology Innovation Organization) provided a link to the supposed compromise agreement reached recently to permit WTO member states to waive patent protection for "subject matter required for...more

Sunstein LLP

What is a COVID-19 Vaccine Intellectual Property Waiver?

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While over 48% of the U.S. population is fully vaccinated, only about 15% of the world is. Such disparities have caused members of the World Trade Organization (WTO), such as India and South Africa, to call for a waiver of...more

Proskauer - Life Sciences

IP Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines: What the United States’ Support Means in Practice

On May 5, 2021, the Biden Administration announced its support for waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines. Understandably, the news made headlines and stirred passionate reactions from the medical...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

The Road to Hell Is Paved with What Everybody Knows

And everybody knows that suspending patent rights is necessary to provide sufficient vaccine to stem the global pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus known as COVID-19.  It is always a sign of intellectual weakness and pack...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

BIO & IPO Issue Statements on Biden Administration's Support for Proposed WTO Waiver

Yesterday, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced "the Biden-Harris Administration's support for waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines" (see "Biden Administration Supports Waiver...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Sen. Tillis Asks Biden Administration to Oppose WTO Waiver Proposal

Last month, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) sent separate letters urging the Biden Administration to join the European Union, United Kingdom,...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Industry Coalition Supports Continued Efforts to Oppose Waiver Proposal

Earlier today, a group of fifteen industry and trade organizations sent a letter to five members of the Biden Administration, to express their strong support for the Administration's work to leverage international mechanisms...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

BIO and PhRMA Urge Biden Administration to Oppose Proposed WTO TRIPS Waiver

One year ago today, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a pandemic.  At the time of the announcement, the WHO noted that there were 118,000 cases reported globally,...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Predictions and Outlook for U.S. Federal and International Chemical Regulatory Policy 2017

Predictions and Outlook for EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) 2017 - 2016 was full of surprises, two of which will drive much of the agenda for OCSPP during 2017. First, Congress...more

Perkins Coie

Trans-Pacific Partnership May Have Far-Reaching Consequences for U.S. Industry

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This week, the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) member countries decided the final terms of what they report is a far-reaching agreement (Agreement or TPP Agreement). The 12 TPP countries are Australia, Brunei Darussalam,...more

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