Countries must think ahead and remove obstacles that may be posed by the patent system in the fight against COVID-19

The Open COVID Pledge strikes a good balance between patent incentives and accessibility/affordability of COVID inventions

Our battle against COVID is better served by cooperation and openness, not by exclusivity and monopoly

Open innovation holds greater promise than IP incentives in the fight against COVID-19.

Most granted patents are not patentable. They are results of crafty advocacy, erroneous examination or coulrable drafting.

Requirements for patentability are like filters to weed out unworthy inventions.

Patentability requirements are essential components of the patent machine. If they fail, the patent machine fails.

After filing a patent, your job is only quarter done.

A Patent is not a license to make money, it is a license to prevent others from making money.

During a pandemic, IP can only play a secondary role