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bolar exception
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Definition
Many countries use this provision of the TRIPS Agreement to advance science and technology. They allow researchers to use a patented invention for research, in order to understand the invention more fully. In addition, some countries allow manufacturers of generic drugs to use the patented invention to obtain marketing approval (for example from public health authorities) without the patent owner’s permission and before the patent protection expires. The generic producers can then market their versions as soon as the patent expires. This provision is sometimes called the “regulatory exception” or “Bolar” provision. Article 30 This has been upheld as conforming with the TRIPS Agreement in a WTO dispute ruling. In its report adopted on 7 April 2000, a WTO dispute settlement panel said Canadian law conforms with the TRIPS Agreement in allowing manufacturers to do this.
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bolar provision
regulatory exception
 

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