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JPMA IP Committee Chair Predicts “Minimum Standard” for Data Protection Period for Drugs
Yoichi Okumura, chairman of the Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association’s (JPMA) Intellectual Property Committee and global head of IP at Takeda Pharmaceutical, told Jiho on August 3 “I think an agreement will ultimately be reached” in negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership…
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