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U.S.-China trade deal includes patent linkage, other pharma IP protections

January 15, 2020 7:15 PM UTC
Updated on Jan 15, 2020 at 10:50 PM UTC

China has agreed to implement patent linkage and patent term extension as part of the “phase one” trade deal signed Wednesday by President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He.

If China enforces the patent linkage provisions, the deal could be a major victory for multinational and Chinese manufacturers of innovative medicines. ...