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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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WTO; LDCs; pharmaceutical patents; NGOs; TRIPS; Public Citizen; Knowledge Ecology International
