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6 November 2015Africa

WTO confirms 17-year extension to LDC patent waiver

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has granted permission for the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to be exempt from administering and enforcing patents directed to pharmaceutical drugs.

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