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NRIs DEMONSTRATE IN U.S. AGAINST AMENDMENTS TO PATENTS ACT.
WASHINGTON, March 1 Asia Pulse - Braving the chilly weather, non-resident Indian (NRI) students, health activists, professionals and doctors rallied in front of the Indian Embassy here during the weekend protesting against the Centre's decision to amend the Patents Act.
The rally, organised by Association for India's Development Inc (AID) and Global AIDS Alliance (GAA), was conducted as part of a Global Day of Action in solidarity with protests held in India against amendments to the Act, which was slated for discussion in the ongoing Budget Session.
India is under pressure to comply with the Trade Related Aspects of International Property rights (TRIPS) agreement, as dictated by the WTO and is changing its patent laws even beyond the requirement of TRIPS to favour a few multinational pharmaceutical companies, the protestors alleged.
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Source: HighBeam Research, NRIs DEMONSTRATE IN U.S. AGAINST AMENDMENTS TO PATENTS ACT.