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AAM Welcomes Potential USMCA Revision

Rumors That US Negotiators May Scale Back Intellectual Property Provisions

 
• By Dave Wallace

The AAM has welcomed reports that US negotiators for the proposed US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement could be willing to soften demands on intellectual-property protections for pharmaceuticals, including the data exclusivity period for biologics.

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Changes may be coming for the USMCA • Source: Shutterstock

US off-patent industry body the Association for Accessible Medicines has welcomed media reports that US negotiators working on the proposed US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement may be prepared to relent on intellectual-property protections for pharmaceuticals, including the 10-year floor for the data exclusivity period for biologics.

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, negotiators acting on behalf of the Trump administration are considering “scaling...

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