Joint NGO Statement on TRIPS Council Decision On Extension of the Transition Period Concerning Pharmaceutical Products
JOINT NGO STATEMENT
TRIPS Council Decision On Extension of the Transition Period Concerning Pharmaceutical Products
(PDF copy available here)
Today (6th November), the WTO-TRIPS Council adopted a decision granting Least Developed Countries (LDCs) an exemption from patents and test data protection for pharmaceutical products for a duration of 17 years.