Government okays new TF team to protect local drug makers

The Ministry of Public Administration of Security endorsed a plan on Tuesday to create a new patent-linkage task force team under the wing of the country’s drug regulator as part of efforts to bolster the local pharmaceutical sector ahead with the new Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement poised to strengthen patent rights for U.S. drug giants.

Under the plan, the 5-member task force team will be ...