On 1st and 2nd July, the European Commission has put out two significant, yet contradicting IPR related press releases. While the first one talks about possible funding bans for developing countries that ‘violate IPR rules’, the second press release is a perfect example of a major problem with the approach in the first press release! Read on for more: 1. “Strategy for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in third countries” In a 19 page letter, addressed as ‘Communication...
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