Tai Dodges Concerns About TRIPS Waiver
At two congressional hearings on Wednesday and Thursday, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai dodged questions from numerous members of Congress concerned about the Biden administration’s proposed Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual… Read More
Bipartisan Group of Senators Call on USTR to Improve Transparency in Trade Negotiations
A bipartisan group of Senators are calling on the Biden administration to improve transparency and consultation with Congress on pending trade negotiations in light of the U.S. Trade Representatives (USTR)… Read More
Biden Admin Surrenders on American IP Rights
The Biden administration is backing a global effort to suspend all intellectual property (IP) rights for COVID-19 innovations, a move that would do little to help end the pandemic… Read More
USTR Jabbed for Blocking Congress’s Access to TRIPS Waiver Negotiations
At a pair of congressional hearings last month, legislators criticized U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai for her continued efforts to negotiate away American intellectual property rights without consulting Congress. The… Read More
International Consensus: Intellectual Property Protections Are Not a Barrier to Vaccine Distribution
On Tuesday, the Property Rights Alliance held a webinar titled “Responding to the TRIPS Waiver: Global Voices on Intellectual Property, Innovation, and Access to Vaccines.” This discussion highlighted the debate on… Read More
Biden’s Global Innovation Rights Giveaway Poisons New Medical Breakthroughs
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced in May that the United States would be supporting efforts by other countries to revoke the intellectual property rights of innovators that developed novel… Read More