Trade secret protection has helped enable the innovation, investment, and cooperation that has made possible the development and delivery of Covid-19 vaccines in record time.
With careful reform of its patent law Indonesia can accelerate its transition to a knowledge-based, wealthy economy.
Many emerging markets are trying to boost economic growth and innovation by forcing foreign companies to locate operations inside their borders as a condition of market access.
As Brazil looks to boost growth after Covid, knowledge-based industries will be key. These industries rely on intellectual property rights, especially a predictable and efficient patent system. But a recent decision by the Supreme Court eliminating a key provision in Brazil’s National Patent Law that gave all patent holders a critical safeguard against unreasonable patent examination delays, will weaken an already challenging IP environment. Following this court decision, there are a number of reforms Brazil can easily implement to put its patent system back on track.
We are an informal coalition of civil society organisations that believes a robust global framework for the protection of intellectual property (IP) rights plays a key role in ensuring the world is prepared for future pandemics.
Our analysis of patenting on the WHO’s latest Essential Medicine List (22nd edition, 2021) shows a decline in the percentage of patented medicines for the first time.
Even though IP has played a crucial role in developing and manufacturing vaccines for the current pandemic, some are calling for IP to be waived to facilitate preparations for future pandemics.
The Covid pandemic has energised opponents of the WTO TRIPS Agreement, who have long wished to weaken permanently intellectual property (IP) rules.
An important intellectual property right that can drive investment into Gulf cooperation council countries.
