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16 December 2009

Pharma trade marks under threat in France

James Nurton, London

France’s Senate and National Assembly have approved a law that would allow generic companies to copy the shape and colour of branded pharmaceuticals, potentially overriding trade mark rights

The relevant provision is part of the Financing National Social Security 2010 law.




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