Mechanism and Waiver of Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Rights According to Agremeent on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
Journal Title: International Journal of Social Science And Human Research - Year 2025, Vol 8, Issue 03
Abstract
TRIPS' patent policy limits the country's efforts in drug development, especially in the manufacture of generic drugs – drugs made after the patent period has expired. Patents greatly affect prices because they have a monopoly of ownership and require royalties from patent owners, such as rules about the selling price of drugs and the location of their distribution. The purpose of this study is to identify and study the licensing mechanisms necessary to protect public health access rights, COVID-19 vaccine patent filings in emergency situations, and COVID-19 vaccine patent waivers according to the Agremeent on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs). The results of the study show that in an emergency, the mechanism for filing a patent for a Corona virus drug can be carried out based on the rules of Article 31 of the TRIPs Agreement, which allows the state to apply for a mandatory license or government use, especially in critical situations. This means that patents can be applied without the permission of the patent owner so that the Corona vaccine and drug are immediately made on a mass scale. The Government of Indonesia can use patents based on Patent Law No. 13 of 2016. In emergency situations, the government can patent without the permission of the patent holder. The United States can ignore COVID-19 vaccines as a progressive policy and encourage multilateral cooperation. Thus, developing countries must take advantage of this waiver to push for international reform of patent law to fulfill the right to public health.
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Siti Mariam Maranata, Yunanto
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- EP ID EP762952
- DOI 10.47191/ijsshr/v8-i3-01
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