No Free TRIPS Act
Summary
No Free TRIPS Act This bill prohibits the U.S. government from negotiating or concluding any withdrawal from or modification to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) without explicit authorization from Congress. The TRIPS Agreement is one of several international agreements that led to the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In October 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several WTO members proposed a waiver of some TRIPS obligations, including obligations related to national patent laws.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 7, 2022
Last action Apr 7, 2022
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Apr 7, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Apr 7, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
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