<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Dear all,<br><br>I am reaching out to request your support for Indonesian health activists in their fight against proposed amendments to Indonesia's Patent Act. The amendments would have serious implications, including extending patent terms beyond 20 years, expanding exclusive patent rights to cover methods, and erasing the compulsory licensing mechanism.<br><br>Please consider having your affiliated organization sign the letter below and help spread the word.<br><br>Warm regards,<br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dian</div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Third World Network</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:mailchimp@twnetwork.org">mailchimp@twnetwork.org</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at 7:21 PM<br>Subject: Urgent Call for Solidarity: Defend Access to Affordable Medicines in Indonesia<br>To:  <<a href="mailto:d.m.blandina@gmail.com">d.m.blandina@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="msg-7158647530244906065"><u></u>






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