Compulsory Licensing – A Derogation from TRIPS Norms to use in Pandemic Times

Abstract

Compulsory licensing is known as a practice that is authorized to a third party by government of a state to make, use, or sell a patented invention without the patentee’s consent. This legal definition can be interpreted in a simple language for all such as a compulsory license is an involuntary contract between a willing buyer and an unwilling seller imposed and enforced by the state.