Nicola Roxon, Attorney-general, Australia: When trade marks and health collide

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Nicola Roxon, Attorney-general, Australia: When trade marks and health collide

Managing IP Correspondent
July 13 2012

Nicola Roxon took on Big Tobacco with a law in Australia that prioritises public health over trade mark rights. IP owners will wait to see which countries – and which products – could be next

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