All the fuss surrounding the proposal by India and South Africa to suspend the TRIPS Agreement to help them produce vaccines to fight COVID-19 has obscured some critical truths. In spite of the rallying cry “Patents versus People,” it’s not really about patents. And merely lifting TRIPS obligations will do nothing to address the current suffering of the world’s poorer populations. In fact, it would hamper efforts to secure global distribution of vaccines, as well as cause real harm in the long term.
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- Property Rights Groups Urge Garland and Kanter to Withdraw ‘Misguided’ Policy Statement on SEPs Subject to FRAND
- CAFC Nixes District Court Claim Construction in Win for Firearms Patent Owner
- Tips for Litigating Multiple Simultaneous Patent Infringement Investigations at the ITC
- Other Barks & Bites for Friday, January 14: Property Rights Groups Oppose SEP Draft Policy Statement, PTAB POP Issues Ruling on Wire Transfer of IPR Filing Fee, and SCOTUS Denies Appeal in Breach of Royalty Agreement Case
- Senate Judiciary Committee Sends Vidal and Stark Nominations to Senate Floor
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- Property Rights Groups Urge Garland and Kanter to Withdraw ‘Misguided’ Policy Statement on SEPs Subject to FRAND
- CAFC Nixes District Court Claim Construction in Win for Firearms Patent Owner
- Tips for Litigating Multiple Simultaneous Patent Infringement Investigations at the ITC
- Other Barks & Bites for Friday, January 14: Property Rights Groups Oppose SEP Draft Policy Statement, PTAB POP Issues Ruling on Wire Transfer of IPR Filing Fee, and SCOTUS Denies Appeal in Breach of Royalty Agreement Case
- Senate Judiciary Committee Sends Vidal and Stark Nominations to Senate Floor