Activities of Patrizia TOIA related to 2021/2007(INI)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on an intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience
Amendments (5)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to continue strengthening intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement in non-EU countries through EU-funded technical cooperation programmes, such as the three ongoing IP Key cooperation programmes with China, Southeast Asia and Latin America; welcomes in particular the intention to promote better generation and management of intellectual property (IP) on the African continent as part of a joint partnership building on the current four-year cooperation programme for Africa (AfrIPI); urges the Commission to work towards forging a stronger consensus on the importance of IPR protection in developing countries to increase creativity and support bottom-up research, with the aim of maximising global innovation and promoting sustainable foreign direct investment, while contributing concretely to social and economic growth at domestic level;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly encourages the Commission and EU Delegations to assist producers and their associations as well as local authorities in developing countries in unlocking the potential of IP and reaping the economic value of local innovations, geographical indications and traditional knowledge; reiterates its call, in this regard, to respect the progress achieved in the international protection of indigenous peoples’ rights over their genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Invites the Commission to help developing countries put in place effective policies in order to implement firmer sanctions and penalties for intellectual property right infringements, especially in relation to counterfeiting and pirated goods;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises that IP systems contribute to the development of new medicines, but stresses that they must comply with international human rights law, public international law and public health requirements; notes that strong IPRs may limit access to medicines in developing countries while not necessarily encouraging pharmaceutical innovation that responds to the needs of developing countries; encourages therefore the Commission to initiate a broader discussion at WTO level on how best to avoid barriers to access to vaccines, medicines and other critical health services, in particular in cases of major health crises;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes, as a positive step, the recently announced US support for a proposal to temporarily waive certain provisions of the Agreement on Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights for the prevention, containment and treatment of COVID-19; urges the Commission, therefore, to follow through on its promise to engage in active and constructive text-based negotiations at World Trade Organization level. ; takes note of the fact that the Commission submitted an initiative to the WTO in order to strengthen the multilateral response to the COVID-19 pandemic based on three components, with one of them referring to a clarification and facilitation of TRIPS Agreement flexibilities, notably certain aspects related to the use of compulsory licensing in times of emergency;