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The WHO’s Complex Path On Counterfeiting, R&D Financing, Pandemics

The World Health Organisation is following a complicated timeline for new mandates on combating fake medicines, creating alternative financing mechanisms for research and development on neglected diseases, and improving pandemic influenza preparedness.

Emma Broster
27/07/2010

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FIFA, Vuvuzelas And Facebook: The Global Trophy Of IP Protection

In the run-up to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup in South Africa, sometimes described as the biggest marketing event in the world, there have been a number of instances where FIFA and local businesses have conflicted over the use of terms to advertise their products.