Intellectual Property (IP)

Felipe Carvalho Borges da Fonseca
Susana Rodrigues Cavalcanti Van Der Ploeg
Maria Clara Pfeiffer Noronha
Alan Rossi Silva
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December 15, 2022
Pharmaceutical companies are trying to undermine a decision of the Brazilian Supreme Court from 2021 which puts health ahead of private profit

Thiru Balasubramaniam of Knowledge Ecology International talks about debates on intellectual property in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of the World Intellectual Property Organization

Obstruction by pharmaceutical companies from the Global North and misuse of monopoly privileges continue to slow down research into new vaccines and medicines, with disastrous effects for people’s health in the Global South. Discussions at the 75th World Health Assembly did little to address this