BRAZIL V USA
July 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLBRAZIL and the USA have struck a deal over the licensing of generic drugs, which should see an end to the looming World Trade Organisation dispute between the two countries, brought by the American government.The Brazilian government have agreed to consult the US, if in the future it thinks that it might have to use its Article 68 law to a grant compulsory licence on patents held by US companies. These talks would be held under an agreed US-Brazil Consultative Mechanism.A US statement said that the proposal was the basis of a "mutually ...
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