WikiLeaks Releases Draft Patent Chapter Of Trans-Pacific Free Trade Pact
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The draft text highlights some key disagreements on intellectually property law questions between countries negotiating the comprehensive Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, including those related to method patents.
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