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31 March 2020CopyrightSarah Morgan

COVID-19 ‘pledge’ urges rights owners to share IP

In order to remove IP obstacles in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of scientists, lawyers and entrepreneurs have launched an initiative urging companies to free their IP.

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