IP Waiver

The WTO Waiver Proposal
by Denise Nicholson • March 23, 2021

WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR SOUTH AFRICA?  On 2 October 2020, South Africa and India petitioned the World Trade Organization (WTO) to allow all WTO members to waive or bypass granting or enforcement of patents, trade secrets, industrial designs, and copyrights on COVID-19-related drugs, vaccines, diagnostics and other medical technologies for the duration of the pandemic.   Member countries, especially developing countries, urgently need the […]

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The WTO Waiver Proposal