IPR-Enhancing EU-Mercosur Trade Talks Set To Resume After Stalling
Executive Summary
The European Commission expects talks will resume in a matter of weeks for an EU-Mercosur trade deal, which would increase intellectual property rights protection for originator medicines in the Latin American markets.
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