Revised China Drug Regulation Sets Back IPR Protection – Experts
Executive Summary
Long-awaited revised draft of China’s main drug registration regulation has legal experts wondering whether the China FDA is opening the flood gates to generic copies of new drugs due to a loosening of patent linkage provisions. Lack of provisions on review time limits and multiregional trials also disappoint some, although new OTC moves may be positive.
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