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Intellectual Property, COVID-19 and the Next Pandemic: Diagnosing Problems, Developing Cures

Intellectual Property, COVID-19 and the Next Pandemic: Diagnosing Problems, Developing Cures

Author: Haochen Sun; Madhavi Sunder
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781009282383
Published In: December 2024
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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This volume assesses the role of intellectual property in pandemic times through lessons learned from COVID-19. Authored by an international roster of experts, chapters diagnose causes for the inequitable distribution of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines and offer concrete suggestions for reform. From delinking vaccine development from monopoly rights in technology, to enhanced legal requirements under national and international law for sharing publicly funded technologies, to requiring funding from rich nations to former colonies to build local vaccine manufacturing capacity in low and middle-income countries (including those in Africa), this work highlights timely IP reforms that prepare us for the next pandemic.

Introduction: Intellectual property and 'the lost year' of COVID-19 Deaths

Madhavi Sunder and Haochen Sun

Part I. Reconsidering Key Theoretical and Policy Issues:

1. New and heightened public-private quid pro quos: leveraging public support to enhance private technical disclosure

Peter Lee

2. Global medical war chest

Lawrence O. Gostin

3. COVID-19 and boundary-crossing collaboration

Laura G. Pedraza-Fariña

4. Legal paradigms and the politics of global COVID-19 vaccine access

Matthew M. Kavanagh and Renu Singh

Part II. Boosting Low-Income Countries' Capacities for Protecting Public Health: