Resource book on TRIPS and development / UNCTAD-ICTSD.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, issuing body.

UNCTAD-ICTSD Project on IPRs and Sustainable Development, issuing body.

International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (1994 April 15).

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.

Intellectual property.

Foreign trade regulation.

Economic development.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 829 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Other Title:

Resource Book on TRIPS & Development

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

The Resource Book, conceived as a practical guide to the TRIPS Agreement, provides detailed analysis of each of its provisions, aiming at a sound understanding of WTO Members' rights and obligations. The purpose is to clarify the implications of the Agreement especially highlighting the areas in which the treaty leaves leeway to Members for the pursuit of their own policy objectives, according to their respective levels of development. In doing so, the book does not produce tailor-made prescriptions but gives guidance on the implications of specific issues and on the options available. The book is not limited to the analysis of the TRIPS Agreement but to the consideration of related questions and developments at the national, regional, and international level.

Contents:

Explanatory note: the methodology xi

Part 1 Nature of Obligations, Principles and Objectives

1 Preamble 1

2 Nature and Scope of Obligations 17

3 Categories of Intellectual Property Embraced by TRIPS 37

5 Exhaustion 92

6 Objectives and Principles 118

Part 2 Substantive Obligations

7 Copyright Works 135

8 Copyright: Computer Programs 152

9 Copyright: Databases 164

10 Copyright: The Rental Right 171

11 Copyright: Term of Protection 178

12 Copyright: Limitations and Exceptions 186

13 Copyright: Related Rights 198

14 Trademarks 214

15 Geographical Indications 267

16 Industrial Designs 322

17 Patents: Subject Matter and Patentability Requirements 351

18 Patents: Non-discrimination 368

19 Patents: Ordre Public and Morality 375

20 Patents: Therapeutic, Surgical and Diagnostic Methods 384

21 Patents: Biotechnological Inventions: Genetic Resources, Plant Variety Protection, Traditional Knowledge 388

22 Patents: Rights Conferred 413

23 Patents: Exceptions to Rights Conferred 430

24 Patents: Disclosure Obligations 448

25 Patents: Non-voluntary Uses (Compulsory Licenses) 460

26 Patents: Process Patents: Burden of Proof 496

27 Integrated Circuits 505

28 Undisclosed Information 520

Part 3 Intellectual Property Rights and Competition

29 Competition 539

Part 4 Enforcement, Maintenance and Acquisition of Rights

30 Enforcement 575

Part 5 Interpretation and Dispute Settlement and Prevention

31 Transparency 637

32 Dispute Settlement 651

Part 6 Transitional and Institutional Arrangements

33 Transitional Periods 705

34 International and Technological Cooperation and Transfer of Technology 725

35 Council for TRIPS 739

36 Transitional Provisions 751

37 Review and Amendment 783

38 Reservations 796

39 Security Exceptions 801.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780511511363

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.