The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Waiving IP Protections to Address COVID-19: The WTO Proposals and Ensuring Equitable Access to the Vaccines" on June 30, 2021 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (ET). Tanuja Garde of Raytheon Technologies; David Kappos of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP; James Pooley of James Pooley, PLC; and Tony Rollins of Rollins IP Strategies Ltd. will share information about the status of the waiver proposals made by India and South Africa and the European Union's proposal to increase the global supply of COVID-19 vaccines, the logistics of negotiations at the WTO, and the roles of various U.S. governmental and international agencies. The panel will also discuss questions such as whether a waiver would actually increase access to vaccines and other technologies, the impact of a waiver on innovation, impediments to ensuring broader vaccine access, and the effectiveness of ongoing voluntary efforts to distribute the vaccine and other important technologies more widely.
The registration fee for the webinar is $150 for non-members or free for IPO members (government and academic rates are available upon request). Those interested in registering for the webinar can do so here.
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