More Pressure On COVID-19 Product Protections As Euro Parliament Backs IP Waiver

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Obstacles to a temporary waiver of intellectual property rights on COVID-19 medical products appear to be falling away after the European Parliament came out in favor of the idea, and a key World Trade Organization body voted to take the proposal forward.

In a resolution adopted on 10 June, the parliament calls for “proactive, constructive and text-based negotiations” on a temporary waiver...

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