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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Tech Transfer in the WTO—What’s in It for Africa? And for the Rest of the World?

The “African Group” in the World Trade Organization (WTO) is pushing for discussions—and potentially renegotiation of international trading rules—on how developing countries do and can acquire technology to build resilience...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

WTO TRIPS Council Recommends That General Council Extend Waiver Deadline

On December 16, the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights of the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a report recommending that the General Council extend the deadline by which the WTO would...more

Haug Partners LLP

Just The Beginning For Patent Waivers? WTO Issues Precedential Decision Sending Shock Waves Throughout the IP World

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Overview - In March 2020, the world was upended and faced with unimaginable challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic posed threats that had not been experienced in the United States since the smallpox epidemic over 100 years...more

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WTO Authorizes Partial TRIPS Waiver For Covid-19 Vaccines

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As we previously reported, some members of the World Trade Organization (WTO), including India and South Africa, had called for a waiver of intellectual property enforcement on COVID-19 pandemic-related diagnostic kits,...more

Knobbe Martens

WTO Agrees to Partial Patent Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines

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On June 16, 2022, the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to a partial waiver of intellectual property rights related to COVID-19 vaccines. The agreement came on the heels of an all-night negotiating session. The agreement...more

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WTO’s COVID-19 Waiver Negotiations

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We first posted about a potential waiver of patent rights related to COVID-19 medical tools on May 6, 2021 (Patents on COVID-19 Vaccines Feel free to infringe (kilpatricktownsend.com)). A recent version of the waiver released...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Senators Send Letter to Commerce Secretary Regarding WTO Waiver Compromise

Last week, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo (at right) to express their "grave concerns with the so called 'compromise' agreement...more

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

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

IP Associations "Concerned" by Reports of TRIPS Waiver Compromise

Earlier today, the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), Licensing Executives Society (LES) International, LES USA & Canada, and New York Intellectual Property...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

More on Leaked WTO COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver Compromise

A Reuters report published last week indicated that the United States, European Union, India, and South Africa had reached an agreement on a waiver with respect to patents for COVID-19 vaccines.  The text of the compromise...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Compromise Reportedly Reached on COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver

According to a Reuters report published earlier today, the United States, European Union, India, and South Africa have reached an agreement on a waiver with respect to patents for COVID-19 vaccines...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Sen. Tillis Writes to U.S. Trade Representative (Again) Regarding TRIPS Waiver

Earlier this month, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property of the Senate Committee of the Judiciary, wrote to United States Trade Representative Katherine C. Tai to express...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

U.S. Trade Representative Responds to Letters from Senators Regarding TRIPS Waiver

Last week, United States Trade Representative Katherine C. Tai responded to a series of letters sent by a group of Senators regarding a proposal by India and South Africa to waive certain provisions of the World Trade...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Is This the WTO Waiver End Game?

Pfizer and BioNTech Agree to Vaccine Technology Transfer with South Africa's Biovac Institute - As reported by Reuters* on Wednesday (see "South African firm to help make Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine"), Pfizer and...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Population of Patents at Risk from Proposed WTO Patent Waiver

Dennis Crouch, our colleague at Patently-O, tweeted last week that there have Dennis Crouch, our colleague at Patently-O, tweeted last week that there have been 148 U.S. patents granted having disclosure related to (COVID-19...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Sen. Daines Urges Biden Administration to Withdraw Support for COVID-19 IP Waiver

Yesterday, Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) wrote to President Joseph Biden to share his concerns regarding the Biden Administration's support for waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines and urge the President...more

Morgan Lewis

Mechanics of COVID-19 Vaccine IP Waiver in View of Trade-Related Aspects of IP Rights

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The Biden-Harris administration announced on May 5 its intent to support a waiver on intellectual property protections on COVID-19 vaccines. The scope of any potential waiver is subject to further negotiation at the World...more

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Biden Administration supports waiver of WTO IP rights for COVID-19: Next steps for innovators

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On 5 May 2021, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced that the Biden Administration would support India and South Africa’s request for a World Trade Organization (WTO) waiver of intellectual property (IP) rights...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Waiver Of Intellectual Property Protections For COVID-19 Vaccine Unlikely To Have Meaningful Impact In Short Term

On Wednesday, May 7, 2021, the United States officially endorsed waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines. While the United States has taken the opposite position in recent months, the administration...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

Morgan Lewis

Important Clarifications in the Federal Circuit Acetris Decision

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In addition to standing behind the plain language of the definition of a “US-made end product,” the court in Acetris Health, LLC v. United States provided new guidance regarding limits on Customs and Border Protection...more

Morgan Lewis

USITC Responds to Trade Representative’s Request to Identify ‘Unforeseen Developments’ That Led to Solar Cell Decision

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US International Trade Commission’s response to unforeseen developments signals strong administration action on solar cell tariffs....more

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