Despite the emphasis of international IP treaties, such as the TRIPS Agreement, on common minimum IP standards …

The World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is the …, and other intellectual assets. During the TRIPS negotiations, industry lobbyists persuaded the world's economic powers to … perversely speed the transfer of capital from developing to developed countries. The conclusion of TRIPS represents a revolution …

The COVID pandemic has energised opponents of the WTO TRIPS Agreement, who have long wished to weaken permanently … intellectual property (IP) rules.But opposition to TRIPS ignores the huge benefits brought to WTO members by enabling increased … within the existing TRIPS IP framework, including voluntary licenses and initiatives such as the Medicines Patent Pool …

characteristics of software piracy. The absence of convergence (in absolute and conditional terms) for the World panel indicates that …

international harmonisation that led to the minimum standards specified in the TRIPs Agreement. But even with these minimum …

indirectly affected by the global expansion of world trade and should be embraced to balance the extremes of globalization. From …Globalization is the result of a combination of factors. The role of technology is a fundamental feature in shaping … what globalization is and what it means for society as a whole. At the same time, important societal values are directly or …