TWN Info Service on Intellectual Property Issues (2022)

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WTO: GC suspends agenda item on paragraph 8 of MC12 TRIPS Decision
by D. Ravi Kanth (22 Dec 22)
WTO: US blocks South countries' demand on short extension of TRIPS decision
by D. Ravi Kanth (22 Dec 22)
WTO: TRIPS Council recommends extending diagnostics, therapeutics deadline
by D. Ravi Kanth (20 Dec 22)
Trade: 50 MEPs demand a decision on diagnostics & therapeutics
by D. Ravi Kanth (19 Dec 22)
WTO: TRIPS chair proposes diagnostics & therapeutics decision be deferred
by D. Ravi Kanth (09 Dec 22)
WTO: "Stonewalling" tactics by North to delay TRIPS decision extension
by D. Ravi Kanth (25 Nov 22)
Injunctions: Impact on Access to Medicines in India
(26 Oct 22)
WTO: North countries stalemate TRIPS Decision on diagnostics & therapeutics
(19 Oct 22)
TWN Statements at WIPO Assembly (14-22 July 2022)
(08 Aug 22)
WTO: US turns upside down MC12 decision on TRIPS, fisheries & mandate
by D. Ravi Kanth (27 Jul 22)
WTO: DG's "push-back" against members' complaints on opaque MC12 process
by D. Ravi Kanth (14 Jul 22)
Trade: South demands coverage of diagnostics & therapeutics in MC12 decision
by D. Ravi Kanth (08 Jul 22)
WTO: South suffers loss at MC12, EU & US biggest winners
by D. Ravi Kanth (22 Jun 22)
Intense IP Negotiations are Underway, resolution on Eligibility Criteria Outstanding
by Sangeeta Shashikant (16 Jun 22)
WTO: CSOs call on ministers to reject current draft of TRIPS Decision
by Kanaga Raja (16 Jun 22)
WTO: MC12 extended to 16 June due to differences on deliverables
by D. Ravi Kanth (16 Jun 22)
WTO: UK, Swiss and US positions likely to stymie WTO negotiations
by D. Ravi Kanth (15 Jun 22)
WTO: Anti-diversion provision in waiver decision text emerges as the next flash point
by TWN (11 Jun 22)
WTO: DG's alleged "pressure tactics" to push through decisions at MC12
by D. Ravi Kanth (10 Jun 22)
WTO: US storms out from discussions on WTO response to pandemic
by D. Ravi Kanth (08 Jun 22)
WTO: UK & Switzerland attempt to limit scope of COVID-19 TRIPS Decision
by TWN (07 Jun 22)
WTO: DG to issue three best endeavour "Plan B" MC12 agriculture outcomes / TRIPS waiver informal drafting meeting
by D. Ravi Kanth (31 May 22)
WTO: TRIPS Council "outcome text" contradicts bracketed working document
by TWN (30 May 22)
Bulletin #1 - Charting the course of the MC12
(25 May 22)
WTO DG, TRIPS Chair "manage" TRIPS Covid-19 negotiation process
by D. Ravi Kanth (18 May 22)
China offers "positive movement" on TRIPS COVID-19 text at WTO
by D. Ravi Kanth (12 May 22)
WTO Secretariat misleads on status & content of intellectual property text, perpetuates confusion
by TWN (04 May 22)
WTO DG’s proposed solution unsuitable for global public health crisis
by Sangeeta Shashikant (02 May 22)
Launch of GHW6 - in Madrid and on zoom, on April 27 at 4.30 pm UTC
(27 Apr 22)
US Patent System in "dire need of reform" - NYT Editorial Board calls for action
(18 Apr 22)
APBREBES Newsletter #51 – Updates on Plant Variety Protection
(08 Apr 22)
WTO: DG calls for “convergence-building” on controversial issues for MC12
by D. Ravi Kanth (31 Mar 22)
Leaked IP text presented as "take it or leave it" by WTO Secretariat
by TWN (29 Mar 22)
Linking draft IP "compromise" with MC12 deliverables?
by D. Ravi Kanth (21 Mar 22)
Lessons from the pandemic for LDCs: Implementing intellectual property flexibilities
by Sangeeta Shashikant (18 Mar 22)
Proposed TRIPS waiver outcome not yet agreed among the Quad
by TWN (17 Mar 22)
CBD: Non-Paper on biodiversity and health undermines benefit sharing norms
by Nithin Ramakrishnan (14 Mar 22)
In-depth: How a Cape Town company made an mRNA vaccine and what happens next
by Catherine Tomlinson (14 Mar 22)
Moderna's Global Public Health Strategy: Parsing the Hype and Shameful Access Gaps
(14 Mar 22)
Event - TRIPS Waiver & State of Play (11th March)
(09 Mar 22)
WTO: Dangers of "take-it-or-leave-it" compromise outcome on TRIPS waiver
by D. Ravi Kanth (24 Feb 22)
EU initiates dispute over China's enforcement of IPRs
by Kanaga Raja (24 Feb 22)
WTO fails to finalize TRIPS waiver and response to pandemic
by D. Ravi Kanth (23 Feb 22)
WTO: GC chair issues draft ministerial declaration on response to pandemic
by D. Ravi Kanth (22 Feb 22)
Civil Society Open Letter to the WTO Director General
(22 Feb 22)
WTO entering into "dangerous" times?
by D. Ravi Kanth (07 Feb 22)
Meeting on WTO's response to pandemic amid sharp divergences
by D. Ravi Kanth (27 Jan 22)
Trade ministers fail to converge on major WTO issues
by D. Ravi Kanth (25 Jan 22)
North blocks India's request for virtual ministerial on TRIPS waiver
by D. Ravi Kanth (14 Jan 22)
Descent into the "abyss of lawlessness" at the WTO?
by D. Ravi Kanth (13 Jan 22)
WTO: GC chair to hold talks on virtual ministerial on TRIPS component
by D. Ravi Kanth (12 Jan 22)
A Fast-Spreading Pandemic has Reduced an Additional 100 Million People into Poverty
by Thalif Deen (10 Jan 22)

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