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TRIPS

USTR cracks down on compulsory licensing in Section 301 report
(Daily News)
May 02, 2018

The U.S. Trade Representative’s Special 301 report uses new, tougher language to call out a handful of countries for using or threatening to use compulsory licenses, which USTR says is undermining rights holders and forcing American patients to fund research and development for new drugs.
Draft MC11 ministerial decision on TRIPS non-violation and situation complaints
(File Document)
December 14, 2017
Cardin blasts Trump's linkage of trade policy, Chinese action on North Korea
(Daily News)
August 09, 2017

Senate Foreign Relations ranking member Ben Cardin (D-MD) is blasting the Trump administration's linkage of U.S. trade policy toward China with action on North Korea as dangerous and beneficial only for China.
Azevedo links TRIPS amendment, TFA to antimicrobial resistance issue
(File Document)
October 25, 2016
Peru Adopts TRIPS Health Amendment Bringing Protocol Close To Two-Thirds Threshold
(File Document)
September 13, 2016
Seychelles Becomes 161st WTO Member To Adopt 2005 TRIPS Medicines Amendment
(File Document)
June 09, 2016
15 House Dems Say U.S. Pressure On Colombia Over Compulsory License Could Violate May 10 Agreement, WTO Obligations
(Text Document)
May 25, 2016
Tajikistan Adopts 2005 TRIPS Medicines Amendment
(Text Document)
May 23, 2016
India Releases National Intellectual Property Rights Policy; Stresses TRIPS Compliance
(Text Document)
May 13, 2016
St. Lucia Adopts 2005 TRIPS Medicines Amendment
(File Document)
May 03, 2016
Samoa Becomes 75th WTO Member To Ratify TFA; Accepts 2005 TRIPS Amendment
(File Document)
April 22, 2016
Qatar Becomes 71st WTO Member To Ratify 2005 TRIPS Amendment
(Text Document)
April 11, 2016
India Says Reports It Will Not Issue Additional Compulsory Licenses Are Inaccurate
(File Document)
March 24, 2016
Thailand Becomes Third WTO Member To Accept 2005 TRIPS Amendment
(File Document)
February 11, 2016
WTO General Council Endorses Extensions Of AGOA, TRIPS LDC Pharma Waivers
(Text Document)
December 02, 2015
TRIPS Council Reaches Draft Decision To Extend Moratorium Bringing On 'Non-Violation' Cases To DSB
(Text Document)
November 24, 2015
TRIPS Council Reaches Draft Decision To Extend Moratorium On 'Non-Violation' Cases To DSB
(Text Document)
November 24, 2015
NGOs Call On LDCs To Amend Domestic Law To Exclude Pharma Products From Patents, Test Data Protections
(Text Document)
November 09, 2015
TRIPS Council Agrees To Extend LDC TRIPS Pharma Waiver Until At Least 2033
(Text Document)
November 06, 2015
TRIPS Council Approves 17-Year LDC Waivers For Pharmaceuticals
(Short Takes)
November 06, 2015

The Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on Friday (Nov. 6) formally approved three waivers exempting least-developed countries (LDCs) from implementing TRIPS obligations on pharmaceuticals for 17 years, according to a World Trade Organization press release.

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