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21 April 2020Big PharmaRory O'Neill

Patent pools: should rights owners give up their IP?

Health systems on almost every continent are threatened with being overrun by COVID-19, and face acute shortages of essential, life-saving equipment. Governments have responded with a call to arms, taking steps to facilitate the mass production of ventilators in an effort to up the capacity of intensive care units.

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