Covid, Hope: “Yes to public use of patents in an emergency”

“With an amendment approved in the House, in the event of a health emergency, it will be possible to publicly use a patent or other intellectual property rights for drugs or devices that should become essential. It is a right step that puts people’s lives ahead. at all”. So on Facebook the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza, after yesterday’s approval of an amendment to the Simplification Decree on the subject of compulsory licenses.