Intellectual Property, COVID-19 and the Next Pandemic: Diagnosing Problems, Developing Cures
Intellectual Property, COVID-19 and the Next Pandemic: Diagnosing Problems, Developing Cures
by Haochen Sun and Madhavi Sunder
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1009282387 | 422 Pages | True PDF | 6.5 MB
by Haochen Sun and Madhavi Sunder
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1009282387 | 422 Pages | True PDF | 6.5 MB
This volume assesses the role of intellectual property in pandemic times through lessons learned from COVID-19. Authored by an international roster of experts, chapters diagnose causes for the inequitable distribution of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines and offer concrete suggestions for reform. From delinking vaccine development from monopoly rights in technology, to enhanced legal requirements under national and international law for sharing publicly funded technologies, to requiring funding from rich nations to former colonies to build local vaccine manufacturing capacity in low and middle-income countries (including those in Africa), this work highlights timely IP reforms that prepare us for the next pandemic.