Brazilian lawmakers propose compulsory licensing for Covid-19 products
by Ed Silverman
Apr 13, 2020
2 minutes
As concerns mount over access to Covid-19 medical products, Brazil has become the latest country in which some lawmakers are seeking to issue compulsory licenses for medicines and vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus.
A group of legislators last week introduced a bill to permit the government to temporarily suspend any and all patents for medical products that could be used to fight Covid-19, as well as any
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