What they are saying: Experts reinforce that TRIPS waiver expansion is harmful and unnecessary

At the direction of the U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USTIC) is investigating the impact of a proposed waiver of intellectual property (IP) protections for...
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PhRMA provides comments and testimony to USITC investigation on COVID-19 medicines and the TRIPS Agreement

At the request of the U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) is conducting an investigation and will issue an accompanying report concerning the TRIPS Agreement...
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U.S. must address IP and market access barriers abroad to protect American innovation

PhRMA recently submitted comments to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)’s 2023 Special 301 Report. The comments highlight foreign government actions and policies that undermine...
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Word of the Month: What is TRIPS?

What is TRIPS?
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Expanding TRIPS waiver would jeopardize biopharmaceutical research and development

The United States has led the charge in the development of vaccines and treatments to combat COVID-19 thanks in large part to our robust innovation ecosystem, supported by intellectual property (IP)...
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TRIPS waiver expansion risks public health

The Biden administration and other World Trade Organization members are considering expanding the harmful and unnecessary waiver of intellectual property (IP) protections under the Agreement on...
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Expanding the WTO intellectual property waiver will hurt American jobs

The June decision by WTO members to waive commitments to protect intellectual property (IP) for COVID-19 vaccines under the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement was...
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PhRMA submission to USTR calls for urgent defense of American innovation abroad

The United States leads the world in medicine research, development and manufacturing, and international trade delivers those medicines to patients around the globe. But trade barriers imposed in...
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Partnerships are driving global COVID-19 treatment access

Through the constant efforts of U.S. innovators and their global partners, COVID-19 treatments have continued to be distributed to patients around the world — changing the pandemic’s treatment...
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The dangers of expanding the TRIPS waiver

World Trade Organization (WTO) members, including the United States, are considering waiving commitments to honor certain intellectual property (IP) rights on COVID-19 treatments, following a harmful...
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