TRIPS Waiver and its (Jabby) Journey: Side by Side Comparison of the (Waiver?) Drafts from 2020 – 2022
[Lokesh Vyas] This is a short descriptive post highlighting the vitriolic waiving of TRIPS Waiver - which began with a proposal (by India & South Africa) waiving all the Intellectual Properties (IP) limitedly but ended up with a (pre-decided?) decision giving some leeway on compulsory licensing of patents (that’s it!). In sum, the journey is Intellectual Property Waiver to Compulsory Licensing Leeway.
