Covid means everyone other than china says no because uncertainty is overall too high
Peter K. Yu, The Global Intellectual Property Order and Its Undetermined Future, 1 WIPO J. 1 (Peter K. Yu eds., 2009). https://scholarship.law.tamu.edu/facscholar/651, accessed 6/10/24, mw
Most recently, the uncertainty brought about by the economic crisis has aggravated concerns on both sides of the intellectual property debate. While tension between developed and less-developed countries is already high, the crisis has created many serious domestic problems that make political compromises difficult to strike at the international level. Corporate downsizing has also led to a significant reduction in investment in research and development, although the changing economic structure does open up new opportunities for entrepreneurs, innovators, consultants, start-ups and other newcomers.