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31 July 2013AmericasGabriel Di Blasi

Current barriers to biotech in Brazil

The Brazilian government intends to improve regulation for patents, especially in the biotechnology sector. Last March, the Brazilian Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade announced measures to improve the Brazilian regulations related to patents, especially in the field of biotechnology, mainly with regard to changing the rules of IP law and permits for research in biotech.

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