IP Waiver and Covid-19 Vaccines

Since 2019, coronavirus hit the whole world and it is now for 2 years, we are facing this unfortunate pandemic. As of 27 October 2021, there is a total of 24.43cr cases and 49.61lakh deaths worldwide with the USA on top followed by India and Brazil. The figures are alarming but the ground situation is […]

Zooming Out On Compulsory Licensing Of Covid-19 Vaccines

The unnerving bio- catastrophe, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought an array of challenges for mankind. The COVID-19 scare at the global level is posing threat to human life and the governments are deeply divided over an effort to endorse a temporary patent waiver on COVID-19 vaccines and grant of compulsory licenses. What is Compulsory Licensing? […]

IPRs to Leave Their Comfort Zone

Introduction: While facing a bolt from the blue in the form of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, when the repurposed drugs and the vaccines that are getting developed by the incessant efforts of health professionals around the globe, were the only hope, the access to the vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics was hindered by the intellectual property […]