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WTO chief: Vaccine waiver helpful, not key for virus fight

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GENEVA — The head of the World Trade Organization said Friday the U.S. administration’s call to remove patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines could help...

EU says patent waiver idea misses point of vaccine shortage

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PORTO, Portugal — European Union leaders said Friday that the most pressing impediments to COVID-19 vaccine supplies are not intellectual property rights but export...

Biden move to share vaccine designed to spread US influence

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WASHINGTON — It won’t speed the manufacture of vaccines. It enraged the developers who delivered lifesaving doses in record time. But President Joe Biden’s...

EU ready to discuss US vaccine patent proposal

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BRUSSELS — European Union President Ursula von der Leyen says that the 27-nation bloc is ready to talk about a U.S. proposal to share...

World mulls next step as US backs IP waiver on vaccines

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GENEVA — Activists cheered, Big Pharma complained and government leaders assessed next steps on Thursday after the Biden administration’s blockbuster move to support an...

EXPLAINER: Why patents on COVID vaccines are so contentious

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The Biden administration’s call to lift patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines to help poor parts of the world get more doses has drawn praise...

WTO mulling intellectual property waivers for vaccines

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GENEVA — Ambassadors from World Trade Organization countries on Wednesday plan to discuss trade rules protecting the technological know-how behind COVID-19 vaccines amid growing...

Meghan wins remainder of copyright claim against UK tabloid

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LONDON — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, on Wednesday won...

Astronomer’s trademark suit against American Doll resolved

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MADISON, Wis. — A lawsuit filed by a Chicago astronomer who alleged the Wisconsin-based maker of American Girl dolls stole her likeness and name...

US to launch trade talks on COVID-19 vaccine distribution

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WILMINGTON, Del. — The U.S. top trade negotiator will begin talks with the World Trade Organization on ways to overcome intellectual property issues that...