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An Act to amend the Patent Act and the Food and Drugs Act (The Jean Chrétien Pledge to Africa), Canada
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Year of Version
2004
Dates
Adopted:
May 14, 2004
Type of Text
IP-related Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions),
Other,
Industrial Property
Notes
Date of entry into force: See Article 4 for further details.
This enactment amends the Patent Act and the Food and Drugs Act to facilitate access to pharmaceutical products to address public health problems afflicting many developing and least-developed countries, especially those resulting from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other epidemics.
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An Act to amend the Patent Act and the Food and Drugs Act (The Jean Chrétien Pledge to Africa)
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IP/N/1/CAN/P/5-U/4
WIPO Lex No.
CA035