India’s first National IPR Policy maintains position on affordable drugs

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India’s first National IPR Policy maintains position on affordable drugs

May 31 2016
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The India government has unveiled the first National Intellectual Property Rights Policy that sets out seven objectives and relevant guidelines to promote the country’s IP regime, and has resisted pressure from the United States to amend the patent law regarding access to cheap drugs

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