Study of trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS) has formed an integral part of the work program … 1997 meeting at the headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, the Committee considered … efficient allocation of productive resources in the world trading system, and that it would advance the interests of developing …

observe export and patenting activities worldwide and at the product level. We exploit how heterogeneity of patent … coverageacross (and within) product-country relates to exports. We find a patent premium of at least 10 percent, which is mainly …

This article is a collection of the recent patent and trademark news around the world. Part I deals with the trademark … issues related to Patent Law around the world with 10 most important developments including the American Invents Act that … tends to change the patent scenario in United States of America from “First to Invent” to "First to File” …

five factors describe the phenomena largely responsible for the current mass extinction event, and patent law offers … valuable assistance in combating each one. Though it cannot offer a complete solution to the biodiversity crisis, the patent … system can offer powerful tools to help save biodiversity. On first inspection, patent law might appear an unlikely ally for …

landmark Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS), but also including more recent free trade … discusses how patent-like rights (such as "data exclusivity") prevent lower-cost generic medicines from entering into the …

international laws and policies impacting access to medicine is a dynamic process in which competing patent perspectives (as well as … their confluence) play an important role. Whereas patent-owning companies are usually considered to dominate conversations …