EU touts progress on IP waiver talks at the WTO, challenges India’s view

The European Union on Thursday challenged India’s interpretation of the bloc’s proposal on intellectual property obligations for pandemic-related products and said World Trade Organization members had found "many points of convergence” on aspects of its approach, according to a Geneva-based trade official. The WTO’s Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights met on Thursday for the second day of a two-day meeting focused on finding a pathway to a decision on intellectual property obligations for pandemic-related products -- something...