India in talks with EU, Australia and Japan to allay TRIPS waiver concerns

Last October, India and South Africa had submitted a joint proposal for temporarily waiving sections of TRIPS to help more countries, especially middle and low income ones access Covid-19 vaccines

India is trying to alleviate the concerns of a bunch of developed nations such as Australia, Japan and the regional bloc, and the European Union (EU), regarding its proposal at the World Trade Organization (WTO) towards temporary patent waiver on Covid-19 vaccines and drugs.

In October 2020, India and South Africa had submitted a joint proposal for temporarily waiving some sections of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement, to help more countries, especially middle and low income nations get access to Covid-19 vaccines. It will be applicable to industrial design, trade secrets, patents and copyrights.

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