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Canada ready to discuss waiving intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines


Last Updated: Friday, May 7, 2021 12:48
Canada’s minister for international trade says the country is “ready to discuss” proposals to waive intellectual property protection for COVID-19 vaccines under a World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement that allows poorer countries to circumvent patent protections in public health emergencies.
The WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which came into effect in 1995, established a minimum level of protection for intellectual property.
Article 8 of the agreement recognizes the rights of countries to adopt measures for public health and other public interest reasons and to prevent the abuse of intellectual property rights, provided that such measures are consistent with the provisions of the TRIPS Agreement. ....

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As MPs urge support, Trudeau demurs on whether government backs COVID-19 waiver


As MPs urge support, Trudeau demurs on whether government backs COVID-19 waiver
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By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on May 7, 2021.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks to a news conference in Ottawa on Tuesday May 4, 2021. A broad coalition of MPs from all five parties wants the federal government to support waiving the global rules that guard vaccine trade secrets. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
WASHINGTON – Justin Trudeau stopped well short Friday of endorsing efforts to lift the veil on the trade secrets behind COVID-19 vaccines, insisting instead that Canada is already doing plenty to improve access to doses around the world. ....

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Advocates urge Canada to back proposal to waive patent rights for COVID vaccines


Canada agrees to take part in WTO talks to waive patent protections on vaccines
by Cormac Mac Sweeney, Hana Mae Nassar, and The Canadian Press
Posted May 6, 2021 9:56 am PDT
Last Updated May 6, 2021 at 4:34 pm PDT
Syringes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine sit in a tray in a vaccination room at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Summary
U.S. on Wednesday announced it was backing push to waive IP protections for COVID vaccines
Waiving patent rights for COVID-19 vaccines would mean countries could start making generic versions of the shots
Charities, advocates say they hope Canada will land on the right side of history ....

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