Category: Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property

March 17, 2022

Australia urged to back full IP waiver for Covid-19 tests and treatments

Human rights and health groups have urged the Australian government to back a full waiver of intellectual property rules around Covid-19 vaccines, tests and treatments after labelling a leaked global agreement “limited and flawed”. The waiving of the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPs) rules was first proposed by India and…

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November 4, 2021

Australia refuses to co-sponsor COVID-19 vaccine IP waiver

Australia will not co-sponsor a waiver of COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property to improve access in developing countries, with the federal government instead opting to try to find a compromise between the opposing sides of the current global debate. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) will meet later this month to discuss a potential waiver of the…

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