The legal industry has been left permanently altered from the pandemic. Five thought leaders provide their exclusive take into what these changes look like from the inside
While WTO member states have expressed general sympathy for the goal to provide broad access to vaccine technology during the pandemic, Germany continues to favour patent protection over compulsory licensing.
Remarks made by Xi Jinping suggest that if a Chinese company develops a covid-19 cure, compulsory licensing’s big moment might not arrive after all
30 May 2020
The advertising market has been significantly affected by the covid-19 pandemic and the resulting financial fallout. Deputy Minister Alexey Volin addressed the issue of market shrinkage at a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, IT and Communications on 12 May.
27 May 2020
Open and global sharing of patents, data and know-how is seen as a step too far by many life sciences innovators
26 May 2020
Big-name electronics and chemical companies have continued to sign on, but several have taken the opportunity to narrow the terms of the pledge and remind potential infringers that they won’t tolerate abuse
25 May 2020
Opponents of stronger laws have seized the opportunity created by the pandemic to build a narrative that will make legislative changes to the 101 regime almost impossible to secure
23 May 2020
The agency's Patents 4 Partnerships initiative is designed to help rights owners make relevant assets available in fight against covid-19
22 May 2020
Scrutiny of biopharma innovators’ coronavirus IP strategies will continue to intensify in coming months as concerns mount about access to treatments
21 May 2020
Leading in-house and private practice lawyers share their experiences of working in the shadow of a pandemic and explain what they believe might happen next
13 May 2020
Ian McClure explains why the current covid-19 crisis could herald a revolution in the academic institutions’ licensing efforts, but also warns of potential dangers ahead
07 May 2020
Canon and 15 other companies in tech, auto and healthcare make Open Covid-19 Declaration
07 May 2020
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