IP – Yaël Ossowski

We Don’t Need to Lift Patents to Make Vaccines More Accessible

Posted on 10 May, 2021 | The Dispatch

And weakening of IP rules would actively hurt the most vulnerable. A full 14 months into the pandemic, nearly half of Americans who are eligible have received at least one vaccine dose. The end is in sight, and we have innovation to thank. And so, as our economy reopens and restrictions are being lifted, attention is turning…

Canada should block a patent waiver for COVID vaccines

Posted on 30 April, 2021 | The Financial Post

Granting a one-time waiver creates dangerous precedent of nullifying IP rights, jeopardizing future innovation and lives of literally billions of virus victims By David Clement and Yaël Ossowski | Financial Post Global Affairs Canada still has not come to a decision on whether to support an intellectual property rights waiver for COVID-19 vaccines. Canada, along…