WTO to again discuss Covid vaccine IPR waiver proposal by India, South Africa on Thursday
Under the proposal, India and South Africa have sought temporary relaxations for IP, patents and other such provisions laid out under the TRIPS Agreement of the WTO.
Nayanima Basu 19 April, 2021 5:54 pm IST
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New Delhi: India and South Africa’s proposal to temporarily waive the intellectual property and patent rights on Covid vaccines will be discussed at yet another round of informal meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s TRIPS Council Thursday, even as the US continues to oppose the move.
The meeting will take place at the WTO headquarters in Geneva, according to the global trade body.