India's New IPR Policy: Balanced And Evolving?
Executive Summary
India new National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policy appears to have steered clear of a host of prickly issues pertaining to the pharmaceutical industry for now while standing firm on the need for "strong measures" against attempts to treat generic drugs as "spurious or counterfeit".
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