In an important move in the fight against the pandemic, Costa Rica has requested that the World Health Organization head an initiative to pool intellectual property rights relating to coronavirus technologies. Meanwhile Chile and Ecuador have paved the way for compulsory licenses, and the demand for more transparency on the costs of R&D and public financing is growing.
Countries Consider Pandemic Pooling of Rights And Compulsory Licensing
Transparency of R&D Costs Also Requested
Intellectual property rights are under the microscope as countries prepare to provide affordable and timely access to pandemic technologies.
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