The Waiver of Certain Intellectual Property Rights Provisions of the TRIPS for the Prevention, Containment and Treatment of COVID-19: A Review of the Proposal under WTO Jurisprudence

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Khorsed Zaman
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
World Trade Organization ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
Balanced Approach

Abstract This article is a critical legal analysis of the proposed TRIPS waiver under World Trade Organization (WTO) law. It reviews the existing TRIPS flexibilities and the “August 2003 TRIPS waiver”, highlighting the obstacles to achieving the goals of these legal instruments. It demonstrates that numerous critical TRIPS flexibilities, notably TRIPS Article 31bis, are ineffective, prompting some countries to submit a new waiver proposal to the WTO. It highlights several WTO rules that are also quite ambiguous. This paper argues that a WTO clarification might be an alternative to the new TRIPS waiver proposal if it is ultimately rejected due to a lack of consensus among WTO members. Finally, this article emphasises the importance of adopting a balanced approach that may simplify complicated TRIPS rules, decrease the risk of trade-based retaliation and improve collaboration in knowledge transfer and scaling up the manufacture of and access to lifesaving vaccines, pharmaceuticals and healthcare equipment.

scholarly journals Not Tripping over TRIPS: An Analysis of Necessity and Legality of the COVID-19 TRIPS Waiver Proposal

2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 61-65
Author(s):  
Ahan Gadkari ◽  
◽  
Sofia Dash ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
World Trade Organization ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Vaccine Development ◽  
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing ◽  
The World ◽  
Fair Distribution

The availability of vaccinations against COVID-19 provides hope for containing the epidemic, which has already claimed over 2.84 million lives. However, inoculating millions of individuals worldwide would need large vaccine manufacturing followed by fair distribution. A barrier to vaccine development and dissemination is the developers' intellectual property rights. India and South Africa have jointly sought to the World Trade Organization that certain TRIPS rules of COVID-19 vaccines, medicines, and treatments be waived. This piece argues for such a waiver, highlighting the unique circumstances that exist. It believes that TRIPS's flexibilities are inadequate to cope with the present epidemic, particularly for nations without pharmaceutical manufacturing competence.

IV. Intellectual Property

2001 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 714-724
Author(s):  
Joe McMahon ◽  
Catherine Seville
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
World Trade Organization ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Trips Agreement ◽  
Global System ◽  
The World

This Journal's previous piece on current developments in EC intellectual property noted that this area of law is dominated by the drive towards harmonisation.1 This drive continues, and its success has been such that it can now begin to be seen in an overarching context of globalisation. The idea of a unified global system for the protection of intellectual property now seems at least conceivable, even if not immediately achievable. It is even possible to state that some stages have been achieved on the journey, most notably the TRIPs Agreement. Since adherence to this is a requirement of World Trade Organization (WTO) membership, the arguments in its favour have suddenly become “persuasive”. It represents a tremendous achievement in terms of the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights throughout the world. The World Intellectual Property Organisation's contribution here and elsewhere has been immense.

Biotechnological Patents and Morality

2011 ◽  
pp. 141-151
Author(s):  
Jakkrit Kuanpoth
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Intellectual Property ◽  
World Trade Organization ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Patent Protection ◽  
Patent Law ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
The World ◽  
Micro Organisms

The chapter deals with ethical aspects of patent law and how the global patent regime helps or hinders the development of a developing country such as Thailand. More specifically, it discusses Article 27.3 of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which states that countries may exclude methods of medical treatment, plants and animals (but not micro-organisms) from patent protection. It also provides legal analysis on the issue of whether developing countries can maximize benefits from the TRIPS morality exception (Article 27.2) in dealing with biotechnological patenting.

scholarly journals PEROLEHAN PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM TERHADAP SUATU PRODUK BERDASARKAN UU NO. 31 TAHUN 2000 (Desi Febriani)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desi Febriani
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
World Trade Organization ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
World Trade

Indonesia adalah salah satu anggota WTO (World Trade Organization) yang di dalamnya menyangkut TRIPs Agrement (Trade Relatred Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Including Trade Inn Counterfied Goods), wajib mengharmoniskan sistem hukum Hak Kekayaan Intelektual (HKI) dengan mematuhi standar-setndar internasional sesuai TRIPs. Salah satu kewajiban dalam TRIPs Agrement adalah indonesia harus memiliki peraturan dan ketentuan hukum yang dapat melindungi karya-karya di bidang desain industri. Maka di Indonesia pengaturan mengenai perlindungan desain industri diatur dalam UU No. 31 tahun 2000 tentang desain industri.Menurut ketentuan pasal 1 ayat (1) UU No. 31 tahun 2000 tentang desain industri yang dimaksud dengan desain Industri ialah suatu kreasi tentang bentuk, konfigurasi, atau komposisi garis atau warna, atau garis dan warna, atau gabungan daripadanya yang berbentuk tiga dimensi atau dua dimensi yang memberikan kesan estetis dan dapat diwujudkan dalam pola tiga dimensi atau dua dimensi serta dapat dipakai untuk menghasilkan suatu produk, barang, komoditas industri, atau kerajinan tangan.Merujuk pada definisi diatas maka, karakteristik desain industri itu ialah suatu kreasi tentang bentuk, konfigurasi atau komposisi garis atau warna, atau garis dan warna atau gabungan keduaya,bentuk konfigurasi atau komposisi tersebut harus berbentuk tiga dimensi atau dua dimensi, bentuk tersebut harus pula memberikan kesan estetis, kesemuanya itu harus dapat dipakai untuk menghasilkan suatu produk, barang, komoditas industri, atau kerajinan tanganKata Kunci : UU No. 31 tahun 2000, Produk.

scholarly journals PENYELESAIAN SENGKETA KEBIJAKAN PRODUK KEMASAN POLOS PRODUK ROKOK AUSTRALIA DALAM WTO [Resolution of the Dispute over Australia's Rules and Policies for the Plain Packaging of Cigarette Products in the WTO]

Law Review ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Jantarda Mauli Hutagalung ◽  
Clara Ignatia Tobing
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
World Trade Organization ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Legal Principles ◽  
Plain Packaging ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
International Economic Law ◽  
Related Aspect

<p><span class="fontstyle0"><strong><em>Abstract</em></strong><br /></span></p><p><span class="fontstyle1"><em>The sovereignty of a country to issue a policy or regulation in the field of international trade </em><em>is limited by the enactment of the provisions in the World Trade Organization (WTO), </em><em>especially for countries that have ratified the GATT / WTO. If a country issues rules and/or </em><em>policy that conflict with WTO provisions, it will result in the country being sued by another </em><em>country. As happened with the policy issued by Australia. Indonesia is suing Australia to the </em><em>WTO for the rules and/or policies for the plain packaging of cigarette products (The Tobacco </em><em>Plain Packaging Act 2011) imposed by Australia. The policy is considered contrary to the </em><em>provisions of the WTO, specifically the provisions of TRIPS (Trade Related Aspects of </em><em>Intellectual Property Rights). This research utilizes a normative juridical method by paying </em><em>attention to legal materials such as legal principles, legal principles, international </em><em>conventions, and legislation relating to the problem of The Tobacco Plain Packaging Act. </em><em>From the results of the study can be seen WTO considerations in this case. In addition, there are also advantages and disadvantages of the implementation of The Tobacco Plain Packaging Act in the future.</em><br /></span></p><p><span class="fontstyle0"><strong><em>Keywords: WTO/GATT, The Tobacco Plain Packaging Act, International Economic Law</em></strong><br /></span></p><p> </p><p><strong>Abstrak</strong></p><p><span class="fontstyle4">Kedaulatan suatu negara untuk mengeluarkan suatu kebijakan atau peraturan dalam bidang perdagangan internasional dibatasi oleh berlakunya ketentuan-ketentuan dalam </span><span class="fontstyle1">World Trade Organization </span><span class="fontstyle4">(WTO), terutama bagi negara-negara yang telah meratifikasi GATT/WTO. Apabila negara mengeluarkan aturan dan/atau kebijakan yang bertentangan dengan ketentuan WTO akan  mengakibatkan negara tersebut digugat oleh negara lain. Seperti yang terjadi dengan kebijakan yang dikeluarkan oleh Australia. Indonesia menggugat Australia ke WTO atas aturan dan/atau kebijakan kemasan polos produk rokok (</span><span class="fontstyle1">The Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011</span><span class="fontstyle4">) yang diberlakukan oleh Australia. Kebijakan tersebut dianggap bertentangan dengan ketentuan WTO, khususnya ketentuan TRIPS (</span><span class="fontstyle1">Trade Related Aspect of Intellectual Property Rights</span><span class="fontstyle4">). Penelitian ini menggunakan metode yuridis normatif dengan memperhatikan bahan hukum seperti asas-asas hukum, prinsip-prinsip hukum, konvensi internasional, serta perundang-undangan yang berkaitan dengan masalah </span><span class="fontstyle1">The Tobacco Plain Packaging Act</span><span class="fontstyle4">. Dari </span><span class="fontstyle4">hasil penelitian dapat terlihat pertimbangan WTO dalam kasus ini. Selain itu, terlihat juga keuntungan dan kekurangan dari pemberlakuan </span><span class="fontstyle1">The Tobacco Plain Packaging Act k</span><span class="fontstyle4">e depannya.<br /></span></p><p><strong><span class="fontstyle3">Kata kunci: WTO/GATT, </span><span class="fontstyle0">The Tobacco Plain Packaging Act</span><span class="fontstyle3">, Hukum Ekonomi Internasional</span> </strong></p>

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI MEREK TERDAFTAR SEBAGAI PERLINDUNGAN TERHADAP KONSUMEN

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Fenny - Wulandari
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
World Trade Organization ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Property Right ◽  
Intellectual Property Right

ABSTRAKPengaturan Intellectual Property Right (Hak Kekayaan Intelektual) terkait Merek diatur dalam Undang-Undang No 20 Tahun 2016 tentang Merek dan Indikasi Geografis. Dalam undang-undang tersebut tidak secara tersurat diatur tentang perlindungan konsumen tetapi tersirat dalam konsiderans bahwa Indonesia sebagai anggota WTO (World Trade Organization) mempunyai konsekuensi untuk meratifikasi Konvensi Internasional dalam  menjaga perlindungan konsumen. Hal ini yang hendak dicapai dengan konsep Hak Kekayaan Intelektual yang secara internasional tercantum dalam WTO Agreement/Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs). Dalam Undang-Undang No 8 Tahun 1999 tentang Perlindungan Konsumen pada pasal 4 huruf c, hak konsumen adalah hak atas informasi yang benar, jelas dan jujur mengenai kondisi serta jaminan barang dan/atau jasa. Hal ini yang harus diperhatikan para pelaku usaha atau produsen ketika memproduksi barang dan/atau jasa yang kemudian akan didaftarkan hak mereknya.  Kata Kunci : Hak Kekayaan Intelektual, Merek, Perlindungan Konsumen

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