Compulsory Licences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A European and International Perspective

Enrico Bonadio () and Magali Contardi
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Enrico Bonadio: University of London
Magali Contardi: Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa

Chapter Chapter 12 in The European Union and the Evolving Architectures of International Economic Agreements, 2023, pp 209-225 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The chapter explores the expansion of compulsory licensing during the Covid crisis. Arguably, such an approach has not been effective within and outside the EU, especially because flexibility may prove insufficient to transfer underlying technology. Despite these drawbacks, the availability of compulsory licences may have some merit, as keeping pressure on pharmaceutical companies high may convince recalcitrant patent owners to lower prices or grant generics’ producers voluntary licences, with further implications for bilateral and multilateral trade agreements that the European Union is signing with different countries.

Keywords: Patents; Compulsory licensing; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-2329-8_12

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