Anti-TPPA argument citing Viagra is limp, says Shahrir Samad
Patents for medicine can't be extended under the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement just because there's a new use for the drug, BN Backbenchers Club chairperson Shahrir Samad insists.
"They (critics) claim that you can add 20 years (to a patent) if you find a new use for (the medicine). This is not true…," Shahrir said.
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