Biden Backs Suspending Patents on Covid Vaccines May 5, 2021 Auto Bot Biden, Joseph R Jr, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Intellectual Property, International Trade and World Market, Inventions and Patents, United States Politics and Government, Vaccination and Immunization, World Trade Organization 0 The Biden administration, siding with some world leaders over the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, came out in favor of waiving intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines.