WTO to again discuss Covid vaccine IPR waiver proposal by India, South Africa on Thursday
Under the proposal, India and South Africa have sought temporary relaxations for IP, patents and other such provisions laid out under the TRIPS Agreement of the WTO.
Nayanima Basu 19 April, 2021 5:54 pm IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: India and South Africa’s proposal to temporarily waive the intellectual property and patent rights on Covid vaccines will be discussed at yet another round of informal meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s TRIPS Council Thursday, even as the US continues to oppose the move.
The meeting will take place at the WTO headquarters in Geneva, according to the global trade body.
US, Europe still oppose India-SA plan to waive Covid vaccinesâ IPR, WTO to discuss on 4 Feb
India has told WTO that due to new restrictions in intellectual property, countries are facing delays in their Covid vaccine rollout programmes.
Nayanima Basu 25 January, 2021 1:30 pm IST Text Size:
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New Delhi:Â India and South Africaâs proposal to temporarily waive the intellectual property and patent rights on Covid vaccines once again met with stiff opposition from the developed world at an informal meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO), ThePrint has learnt.
New Delhi said new restrictions have led to delays in rolling out inoculation plans for Covid-19 in many countries, sources said.