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Patent-free, low-cost vaccines highly protective against severe COVID
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Moving too slowly, and committing too little: Our statement on the G7 and WTO meetings
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Civil society files lawsuit against Thai Department of Intellectual Property as “failure to reject TB patent is unlawful”
Translated from the original press release published in Thai, by The Standard and Prachathai. On 2 February 2021, a civil...
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Breakthrough success as reformed patent law enters into force in Ukraine
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Morocco: Parliament urged to ensure access to future COVID-19 treatment and vaccines
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