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The Left has warned the Government against rushing the third Patents Amendment Bill to meet WTO8217;s January 1 deadline, saying it is in...
The Left has warned the Government against rushing the third Patents Amendment Bill to meet WTO’s January 1 deadline, saying it is inadequate in addressing concerns related to healthcare and development of indigenous pharma industry.
In their policy statement, the Left parties have said that the deadline should not be ‘‘used as a plea to hasten through legislation for which the country might have to pay a heavy price later’’.
‘‘The Left is strongly of the opinion that any hasty passage of the Bill, without an informed discussion, will not be in the largers interests of the country,’’ the note said. This runs counter to a consensus between the Congress and the BJP to pass the Bill this Winter Session so that India fulfils its commitment to have in place by January 1 a regime that is compliant with the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights TRIPS.
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