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The London Agreement and the future of parallel imports

Nature Biotechnology volume 26, pages 877–879 (2008)Cite this article

Are European patents really getting cheaper, and if so, what effect will this have on parallel or so-called gray imports?

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Muir, J. The London Agreement and the future of parallel imports. Nat Biotechnol 26, 877–879 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0808-877

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