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November 2005

Managing compliance: Extended TRIPS compliance deadlines for LDCs

According to this report, “The World Trade Organization agreed to extend the [TRIPS compliance] deadline [for least developed countries] by seven years until July 1, 2013 to give struggling economies more “flexibility” in developing protections for patents, copyrights and other intellectual property. ” Here is the WTO press release. And here is coverage by the IP Watch. This is an important although expected development. Read More »Managing compliance: Extended TRIPS compliance deadlines for LDCs