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International

Apr. 14, 2011

India Backs Off Generic Drug Licenses

Officials in India announced on Monday they would not expand their country's use of compulsory licenses, which the government can issue under World Trade Organization rules without permission from patent holders when there is a public health or national security emergency.


By Mandy Jackson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Officials in India announced on Monday they would not expand their country's use of compulsory licenses, which the government can issue under World Trade Organization rules without permission from patent holders when there is a public health or national security emergency. The issue gained the attention of U.S. pharmaceutical industry observers after India's Department of Industrial Policy and Promotio...

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