Republicans: China Could Steal IP Even If Excluded From TRIPS Waiver

China could exploit third countries to steal U.S. intellectual property related to COVID-19 vaccines even if explicitly excluded from a World Trade Organization waiver of some intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines, four Republican senators charged this week in a letter to WTO Ambassador María Pagán. “Although a proposed resolution may exclude China, we are concerned the PRC will fraudulently access the intellectual property of U.S. COVID-19 vaccines despite their exclusion from any WTO agreement and without the consent of...