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Info Service on Intellectual Property Issues (Mar21/08) Event
/ Press availability: March 22, 9am EDT / 1pm UTC International Research Organizations Support WTO TRIPS Waiver for COVID-19 Over 250 organizations and prominent researchers and experts, representing millions of researchers, educators, libraries, and support organizations globally, call for reduction of copyright barriers to COVID-19 prevention, containment and treatment Download the full statement (PDF) Washington, DC — For the first time today, research and education organizations around the world are joining the call for the World Trade Organization (WTO) to temporarily suspend its rules on intellectual property where needed to support the prevention, containment and treatment of COVID-19. Their statement, released today, calls particular attention to the need to include copyright rules within the waiver. Supporters of the Statement are holding an online public event and press conference Monday March 22, 9am EDT / 1pm UTC ( Register to join). PIJIP is sponsoring this event as part of a program of activities exploring the human right to research and its application in international copyright law and policy, supported by the Arcadia Fund’s Open Access Program . Leaders in education, research and copyright Over 100 organizations and more than 150 international academics and other experts are releasing the statement, which is being delivered to the World Trade Organization today. The signatories include the largest library and education federations in the world. The sponsors include Education International, representing over 30 million teachers globally; and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), which represents over 1,500 library and research institutions in over 150 countries. Download the full statement (PDF) Read a more detailed press release with statements from supporters
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