International Trade Commission Finds Patents Have Mixed Effects On Access To COVID-19 Tests

 
• By Elizabeth Orr

US International Trade Commission found patents had mixed effect on consumer access to diagnostics and therapeutics during COVID-19 pandemic. Trade group AdvaMed says findings demonstrate patent waiver programs aren’t needed for COVID-19 diagnostics.

Flag flies at the entrance of the US International Trade Commission in Washington, DC.
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