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 indigenous IP law and for strengthened capacity on IP law and policy for indigenous lawyers and policy advisers.</p></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Glenn McKnight<br><a href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com" target="_blank">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a><br>skype  gmcknight<br>twitter gmcknight<br>.</div></div></div>
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