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1 February 2012Jurisdiction reportsOtto Licks

Brazilian courts fight to fix TRIPS violations

Ten years after amendments to the Brazilian Patent Law, the nation’s judiciary is fixing a Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement violation created by article 229-C, which mandates prior approval for all patents claiming pharmaceutical inventions for human use.

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