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The European Commission’s New Compulsory Licensing Proposal: A Step Forward?

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To solve this tension, the Commission recognizes that patent law already offers a solution: compulsory licensing. The Proposal A compulsory license allows third parties to use a patent without asking prior permission from the owner of said patent. The powers to grant such a license will be in the hands of the Commission.

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The Proposed TRIPS Compromise Risks Setting Several Bad Precedents

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The original proposal tabled by India and South Africa in 2020 as IP/C/W/669 would have waived 40 articles of the WTO Trade Related Agreement on Intellectual Property Rights, known as the TRIPS. In short, the compromise only waives a single 20-word paragraph in one article: the one dealing with exports under a non-voluntary authorization.

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No Take-Backs: Moderna’s Attempt to Renege on its Vaccine Patent Pledge

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government funding, announced that it felt “a special obligation … to use our resources to bring this pandemic to an end as quickly as possible.” Monsanto and Myriad) ( this 2015 article discusses the history and taxonomy of patent pledges, many of which are collected in this online database ). By Jorge L. Pandemic Pledges.

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Stuck in the Middle with You: Licensing Reforms for Cross-State Telehealth

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Instead, it requires that physicians be licensed in the state where their patient is located to provide care. They can pursue additional licenses , which can be a costly and onerous process, or try to find an applicable exception to state licensing requirements, which may not exist or come with compliance challenges.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement? The Battle Between Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Continues

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The following article explains the key patents at stake in the intellectual property dispute. Moderna also licensed their mRNA technology from Cellscript LLC – University of Pennsylvania’s successor-in-interest to the 966 patent. 10,933,127 (‘127) has not been listed. Moderna’s first infringement claim: Patent no.

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A quick regulatory guide to telehealth services in Japan

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Although not intended to be a comprehensive guide, this article will highlight the regulatory issues that non-physician service providers need to be aware of as they seek to provide telehealth services in Japan. License and approval. Only licensed physicians are qualified and permitted to engage in medical practice.

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Using Contracts to Lessen Inequities in Access to Medicines in Pandemics and Epidemics

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At the research and development (R&D) stage, government funders can bind producers to equity goals through targeted contractual provisions, as we explain in a recently-published Nature Biotechnology article. The first pathway is requiring funding recipients to use out-licensing to alleviate scarcity.