GENEVA—The member nations of the World Commerce Group agreed Friday on a slim measure geared toward boosting the provides of Covid-19 vaccines in creating nations, wrapping up a bitter fight over company patent rights governing vital medical merchandise throughout a pandemic.
The compromise measure on mental property rights will make it simpler for firms in creating nations similar to South Africa to fabricate and export a patented Covid-19 vaccine—beneath restricted circumstances—and not using a consent from the patent holder if they’ve the approval of their very own governments.
