H.R. 3858 · 118th Congress
No Free TRIPS Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Darrell Issa
- Introduced
- 2023-06-06
- Latest action
- 2024-12-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Summary
No Free TRIPS Act
This bill prohibits the U.S. government from negotiating or concluding any withdrawal from or modification to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) without explicit authorization from Congress.
The TRIPS Agreement is one of several international agreements that led to the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In October 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several WTO members proposed a waiver of some TRIPS obligations, including obligations related to national patent laws.