As Calls For Patent Sharing To Fight Pandemic Intensify, Manufacturing May Be Bigger Issue

Scientists and lawyers ask companies to temporarily license their IP for free, as others advocate compulsory licenses; real issue may be the ability to make a COVID-19 treatment or vaccine widely available.

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Groups want biopharma companies to share their intellectual property for COVID-19 battle

Organizations, academicians and individuals continue to press companies to share their intellectual property for use in the battle against COVID-19. The call has gained traction, as drug and vaccine makers form collaborations and share their libraries of compounds. But a bigger issue may arise in assuring that products are widely available once they are approved.

Most recently, an international coalition of scientists and lawyers asked patent holders to commit to making their intellectual property available...

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