operate from the perspective of TRIPs being the minimum level of protection mandated by the international community … - substantially deviating from the TRIPs standard is not a viable option. With IPRs and protection being raised in almost every free …

prospect of new global standards, to augment those already agreed through TRIPS (the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of …

prospect of new global standards, to augment those already agreed through TRIPS (the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of … ; TRIPS ; Asia-Pacific ; forum shopping ; economic development ; patents ; traditional knowledge ; regionalism ; WTO …

between IP, innovation, access, and public health between stakeholders with divergent interests. This working paper provides … outbreak. Furthermore, it elaborates on patent-related policy options provided by the TRIPS Agreement, and WTO Members …

stakeholders. Patent holdup and holdout directly impacts the innovation and dissemination of patented technology, the harmonization … of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) and the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement). This …

the World Trade Organization might collectively pursue trade liberalization and support innovation, in a global trading …

chapter first provides an easily accessible introduction to the desirable promotion of innovation via intellectual property … of international agreements designed to reduce barriers to trade while maintaining the promotion of innovation. It points … of intellectual property in the framework of the WTO. Finally, the TRIPS Agreements is analyzed for its ability to …

, generating abundant heat but far less light. The TRIPs Agreement has emerged as the site where these arguments coalesce, during … treatment for GIs under TRIPs. These geographical signs appear functionally analogous to trade marks. Yet despite the apparent … in Art 22.1 of TRIPs. The process by which this link was initially recognised and then legitimated by legal doctrine has …