, services and businesses. The features of appearance, implementation and protection of copyright, patent, industrial design …

Scholars who point to political influences and the regulatory function of patent courts in the U.S. have long … patent and which attracted criticism for a wealth of different reasons, are fine case studies of the current debate over the … innovation. In doing so, these decisions essentially endorse practices of personal information processing which constitute a new …

The newly adopted World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Development Agenda presents a real opportunity to …

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

obligations of States. Finally, it must not be forgotten that beyond WIPO are many additional fora where TRIPS-plus rules are … being advanced. Most prominent in this respect are TRIPS-plus rules in bilateral and regional trade agreements which … assistance is also a source of concern. States which pursue TRIPS-plus policies, whether through WIPO, bilateral trade agreements …

In an increasingly technology-driven world, the standard of protection provided by intellectual property (IP) rules is … medicines, education and adequate food. This trend towards higher IP protection has been stimulated by the adoption of the World … Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs), and the harmonization …

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has a huge and significant role in implementing the UN Sustainable … only SDG 9 (innovation) is closely connected to its mandate and mission, WIPO’s mandate transcends economic development and …

the lead role in enacting the TRIPS Agreement's substantive and procedural patent flexibilities by introducing unique … compulsory licensing, the most notable exception to patent rights provided under the TRIPS Agreement. This empirical study is …The World Trade Organization (WTO) linked intellectual property protection with trade. The WTO Agreement on Trade …