O papel da Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) e da Organização Mundial do Comércio (OMC) no processo de “quebra de patentes” no caso da vacina contra a Covid-19

Abstract

This work seeks to use the regulations and limitations of international law regarding the right to health and intellectual property, as well as their historical evolution and history of conflicts, to analyze the debates surrounding the patent waiver for COVID-19 vaccines. It also seeks to establish the socio-economic and political landscape of the pandemic that motivated the application of these specific and incisive decisions, as well as the role of countries and their internal legislations during the vaccine race and in the search for a more political and incisive stance in combating the pandemic. It also aims to analyze the issues of vaccine patents at international and domestic levels and examine the legal precedents left by them for future conflicts.