The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is pressing ahead with controversial proposals to limit intellectual property (IP) rights, including patent rights. This has significant implications for healthcare and other sectors in South Africa.
The plan is to put a bill to this effect before Parliament before year-end, as the DTI said ten days ago.
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