The enforcement of intellectual property rights in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries is one of the pillars supporting research in, and the development of, new life-saving and life-changing medicines. The time and money spent on R&D, and the overarching need to attract investors willing to risk funds in the sprawling biotech start-up industry, require strong IP protection and effective enforcement tools for the defence of new inventions.
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