Are Patent Waivers without the disclosure of Trade Secrets effective during Global Pandemics?

Introduction Patents are important because they grant creators a legal monopoly on the use of their inventions for a set period (usually 20 years), allowing them to benefit financially from their creations. But patents don’t include “trade secrets”, i.e., know-how. So while the general public may have access to the product, they do not have access to the actual know-how (such as clinical trial data) required to produce it. Therefore, if you waive the patent over a drug but continue to...