WTO members preparing to wind down TRIPS waiver expansion talks

After more than a year of little progress, World Trade Organization negotiators are on the verge of concluding their talks on whether to expand an intellectual property-related decision on COVID-19 vaccines to cover tests and treatments, although they have not yet agreed on how to do so. During an informal meeting of the Council on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights on Tuesday, the chair put forward a draft report reflecting the state of the talks that is likely to...