Senators Baucus and Hatch Write USTR Seeking 12 Years of Data Exclusivity for Biologics in TPP

Sen. Max Baucus (Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee) and Sen. Orin Hatch (the Committee’s Ranking Minority Member) wrote Acting U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis on March 22 asking for “comprehensive, strong, binding and enforceable”  intellectual property protections in the Trans Pacific Partnership.  Specifically, the letter from Sens. Baucus and Hatch asks that USTR seek “commitments [...]