Discussions are under way on enabling wider access to some patented drugs and medical supplies during the coronavirus pandemic, the head of the ...
World Intellectual Property Organization Director General Francis Gurry speaks at the opening ceremony of the fifth World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China, Nov 7, 2018. GENEVA: Discussions are under way on enabling wider access to some patented drugs and medical supplies during the coronavirus pandemic, the head of the UN's intellectual property agency said on Tuesday.
But extraordinary situations call for"extraordinary measures", he said, adding:"The international legal framework does foresee a certain number of flexibilities for countries to be able to deal with health in particular and health emergencies.
The World Trade Organization's so-called TRIPS agreement essentially allows countries during an emergency to grant"compulsory licenses" to companies to produce a patented product. Israel last month invoked an emergency patent-suspension clause, allowing it to import a generic version of anti-viral drug Kaletra produced by AbbVie Inc.
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