{"id":2215,"date":"2021-02-05T13:26:33","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T12:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/husscovid.micheldurinx.opalstacked.com\/?p=2215"},"modified":"2021-02-05T13:26:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T12:26:33","slug":"intellectual-property-rights-in-times-of-crisis-karen-walsh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/covidsociety\/2021\/02\/05\/intellectual-property-rights-in-times-of-crisis-karen-walsh\/","title":{"rendered":"Intellectual property rights in times of crisis (Karen Walsh )"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>By <a href=\"mailto:k.walsh@exeter.ac.uk\">Karen Walsh <\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Authors:<\/strong> Karen Walsh, Andrea Wallace, Mathilde Pavis, Natalie Olszowy, James Griffin and Naomi Hawkins<\/p>\n<p>The importance of access to intellectual property rights (IPR) protected subject-matter in two crucial areas \u2013 public health, and educational and cultural engagement \u2013 has been extensively demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although they implicate separate legal areas, patent and copyright, the common thread linking the two is intellectual property\u2019s difficult relationship with access in the public interest.<\/p>\n<p>This paper examines the tensions caused by access barriers, the tools used to reduce them and their effectiveness. It is clear that the access barriers magnified by COVID-19 are not restricted to narrow or specific contexts but are widespread. They are created by, and a feature of, our existing IPR frameworks. Open movements provide limited remedies because they are not designed to, nor can, adequately address the wide range of access barriers necessary to promote the public interest. Existing legislative mechanisms designed to remove access barriers similarly fail to effectively remedy access needs.<\/p>\n<p>These existing options are premised on the assumption that there is a singular \u2018public\u2019 motivated by homogenous \u2018interests\u2019 which fails to reflect the plurality and cross-border reality of the public(s) interest(s) underpinning the welfare goals of IPR.<\/p>\n<p>We conclude that a systemic re-evaluation is required and call for positive and equitable legal measures protective of the public(s) interest(s) to be built within IPR frameworks that also address non-IPR barriers. The current pandemic and development of a \u2018new normal\u2019 provides a crucial opportunity to comprehensively consider the public(s) interest(s), not just during a global health crisis, but on an ongoing basis.<\/p>\n<p>The full paper can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40319-021-01041-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sculecentre.ex.ac.uk\/\">http:\/\/sculecentre.ex.ac.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Karen Walsh Authors: Karen Walsh, Andrea Wallace, Mathilde Pavis, Natalie Olszowy, James Griffin and Naomi Hawkins The importance of access to intellectual property rights (IPR) protected subject-matter in two crucial areas \u2013 public health, and educational and cultural engagement \u2013 has been extensively demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic. 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