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1 May 2011PharmaClaire Baldock

Windows of opportunity and closing doors at the EPO

The European Patent Office’s (EPO) approach to granting patents and how it goes about doing this have a large influence on the health of the pharmaceutical sector. The competitiveness and worth of innovative pharmaceuticals are linked to the strength of its patents.

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