Patent-Related Actions Taken in WTO Members in Responce to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The World Trade Organization posted a paper which noted that open innovation describes a broad concept that emphasizes seeking synergies and collaboration including with external actors to advance the development of new technologies. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, civil society organizations have been primarily calling for open innovation initiatives. What particularly might have triggered these calls is the vast amounts of funds being raised as part of various initiatives for the promotion of collaborative R&D activities – many of these can be seen at least as extensions to traditional open innovation.
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