The Trade Alliance to Promote Prosperity sent a letter to members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, urging the enactment of Pharmacy Benefit Manager reforms.
Read MoreTAPP recently submitted comments to the U.S. International Trade Commission to express concerns with a possible expansion of the TRIPS waiver beyond COVID-19 vaccines.
Read MoreThe Trade Alliance to Promote Prosperity signed a letter in support of the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Project, which aims to reduce prescription drug costs for American patients and stop PBMs’ exploitative practices.
Read MoreApril 26 is World Intellectual Property Day. Started in 2000, World IP Day offers an opportunity to join with people around the world to consider how intellectual property (IP) enables and enlivens the innovation and creativity that drives human progress.
Read MoreThe Senate HELP committee meets today, March 22, to discuss the price of COVID-19 vaccines. Trade Alliance to Promote Prosperity has written to Senate HELP Committee members to express our concerns with anti-innovation policies and to urge committee members to support patent protections.
Read MoreLast week, President Biden unveiled his new budget proposal in front of Congress. The proposal calls for a rapid expansion of prescription drug provisions found in the Inflation Reduction Act. These provisions look appealing at first glance, but the consequences would be disastrous.
Read MoreOn February 23, 2023, the Trade Alliance to Promote Prosperity responded to a U.S. Patent and Trade Office Request for Comments on “USPTO Initiatives to Ensure the Robustness and Reliability of Patent Rights.”
Read MoreThe Trade Alliance to Promote Prosperity has written a letter to members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, urging them to protect American intellectual property rights and oppose S. 150, "A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit product hopping, and for other purposes," which would put at risk U.S. global leadership in medical and biopharmaceutical research and development (and thus also patients).
Read MoreEarlier this month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a joint listening session, the latest in their recent collaborative efforts jumpstarted by an executive order issued by President Biden.
Read MoreThe Trade Alliance to Promote Prosperity applauds U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) and Dan Newhouse (R-Washington) for their tremendous work pursuing diverse energy policy solutions in our country.
Read MoreWith the rise of digital platforms and the increasing dependence of small businesses on technology to reach consumers, it is crucial that American policymakers take steps to ensure that small businesses are not hindered by high costs and restrictive regulations.
Read MoreTechnological innovation is the core of our modern economy, and it is essential that American policy initiatives promote technological innovation in order to maintain our competitive edge in the global marketplace. However, recent legislation proposed in Congress has the potential to undermine the domestic tech sector and harm our economic and national security.
Read MoreMiranda Hatch of the BYU Law Review recently analyzed gendered tariffs that negatively affect women. She found that tariffs on products vary based on whether the products are meant for male or female consumption and use. Often tariffs are higher on products designed for women.
Read MoreExecutive Director Kent Kaiser joined The Jack Tomczak Show to discuss the TRIPS waiver. Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) continue to debate the expansion of the waiver that is dismantling U.S. intellectual property (IP) rights.
Read MoreThe Trade Alliance to Promote Prosperity applauds Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) for requesting that the Biden administration give Congress “copies of all documents, memoranda, advisory legal opinions, notes from meetings, audio recordings, records (including telephone and electronic mail records), correspondence, or other communications” related to the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver covering COVID-19 vaccines…
Read MoreHigh insurance premium costs have impacted many Americans, and people are looking for someone to blame. Misguidedly, some people, including well-heeled special interest groups, have put the blame on pharmaceutical manufacturers and patented prescription drugs.
Read MoreAmerica’s food and energy supplies largely rely on the production of rural America. The agriculture industry provides almost 10% of total U.S. employment and agriculture exports were $177B in 2021. Energy in the form of coal, gas, oil, wind, and solar come from rural areas and 20% of manufacturing in the United States happens in rural America.
Read MoreAs Chinese officials showcase their military might through recent shows of force towards Taiwan, the world should take notice of their strength not just militarily but also technologically. These two are deeply correlated, with technological superiority being a requisite for military superiority.
Read MoreOn Sunday, August 7, the Senate voted 50-50, with Vice President Harris breaking the tie, to pass the misleadingly named Inflation Reduction Act into law. The bill attracted zero Republican votes. This bill will have detrimental effects on American taxpayers and healthcare patients.
Read MoreSenators Chuck Schumer of New York and Joe Manchin of West Virginia have come together to negotiate a reconciliation package on energy, health, and tax policy that will harm Americans and will not achieve their purported goals.
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