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11/10/2021at 12:09

EU pharma strategy could allow for shorter drug patents

A long-awaited proposal for the EU pharmaceutical strategy from the European Parliament doesn't directly reject the notion of changing the length of EU drug patents.
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BY PETER THOMSEN eu correspondent for Watch medier, translated by daniel pedersen

The EU pharmaceutical strategy moves ahead without any clear objections – particularly pertaining to drug patent rights – from the EU Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), one of the negotiators behind the proposed strategy, Linea Søgaard-Lindell, reports.

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