TPP: Australia succeeds in limiting data exclusivity to five years

Australia’s government has said the period of data exclusivity available for biological drugs in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be five years, despite pressure from the US to extend it to 12.

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TPP: Australia succeeds in limiting data exclusivity to five years

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