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Does Section 1498 Really Allow the Government to Ignore Patent Protections?

Recently, some members of Congress have urged the HHS Secretary to misuse Section 1498(a) of the U.S. Code to effectively legalize patent theft, all in a bid to reduce drug prices. And in March, the Department of Justice put forward an expansive interpretation of the government’s patent infringement authority by filing a letter of interest […]

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Unpacking the Proposed TRIPS Waiver Expansion: A Conversation with Gary Locke

The clock is ticking on the TRIPS waiver expansion. By December 17, the World Trade Organization TRIPS Council will discuss a possible extension of the current intellectual property waiver on Covid-19 vaccines to therapeutics and diagnostics. As the governments of Mexico and Switzerland noted in a recent communication to the WTO, we simply do not

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