Год выпуска: 2008 Автор: Daya Shanker Издательство: Страниц: 444 ISBN: 3639045734
Описание
The Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement 1995) has been a very controversial treaty to come out of the Uruguay Round. The Agreement aims to implement common standards for many forms of intellectual property rights. The Agreement also permits countries to adopt more extensive rights than what are prescribed in the TRIPS Agreement thereby creating two divergent streams in the functioning of this agreement as developed countries have proceeded to enhance intellectual property rights whereas developing countries have been struggling to dilute those rights or to hold them static. A major criticism of this treaty has been the marginalization of developing countries in international treaty negotiations. This book traces various developments related to the functioning of the TRIPS Agreement involving the interaction between developed and developing countries. The critical issues discussed include: the use of compulsory licensing; the local...
