IPO Webinar on Compulsory Licensing and Other Government Actions

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled “Compulsory Licensing and Other Government Actions: To Use or Not To Use?” on May 5, 2021 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm (ET). Colene Blank of 3M Innovative Properties Co., Thomas A. Brown of Dell Technologies, and Sharon Reiche of Pfizer will explore the extent to which governments should assume patent licensing powers to make crucial medical related supplies available, and discuss the voluntary IP licensing initiatives taken by companies in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and IT industries in meeting the challenges of the current pandemic. The registration…