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Trade, IP And Oncology Deals: What You Need To Know About China And JPM20

 
• By Brian Yang

China was a focus of discussions at the 2020 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, as a Phase One trade agreement was signed to end a 17-month dispute with the US. Patent linkage and IP protection enforcement are also being closely watched, while Chinese firms including BeiGene continue to make strides in oncology deal-making.

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CHINA-US TRADE DEAL SIGNED DURING JPM20 UNLIKELY TO IMPROVE IP SITUATION? • Source: Shutterstock

While biopharma executives, investors and deal-makers are busy presenting at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, global political attention is fixating on a deal signed thousands of miles away.

On 15 January, representatives from China including Vice Premier Liu He and US President Donald Trump officially signed a "Phase

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