Intellectual Property Rights (In the WTO and Developing Countries)

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Description
This book deals with the complex topic of intellectual property rights and discusses the whole gamut of intellectual property issues in the context of developing countries, particularly India. It explores the background and context of the controversial negotiations on the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and the newer post-TRIPS issues to point the way forward for the developing countries in adopting legislation in the area. It critically analyses almost every aspect of the WTO and TRIPS agreement. This extensively researched volume is indispensable for economists, lawyers, political scientists, administrators, and all those involved in intellectual property issue pertaining to policy, management, and litigation.
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Contents
I         Introduction to Intellectual Property
          Rights in the World Trade Organization
II        Punta Del Este to Marrakesh: The TRIPS Negotiating Process
III       Monitoring and Ensuring Compliance with TRIPS in the WTO
IV       Patent Protection and Exclusive Marketing Rights
V        Plants, Genes and Biodiversity
VI       Protection of Undisclosed Information: Trade Secrets and Test Data
VII      Copyright and Related Rights
VIII     Distinctive Signs: Trademarks and Geographical Indications
IX       Protection of Industrial Designs and Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits
X        Limits to Intellectual Property Protection in TRIPS
XI       Domestic Enforcement of IPRs
XII      Future Issues Related to IPRs in the WTO Selected Bibliography
Appendix 1
Ministerial Declaration on the Uruguay Round (Gatt Doc. No. Min. December of 20 September 1986) at Punta Del Este, Uruguay
Appendix 2
Trade Negotiations Committee Mid-term Review of the Uruguay Round April 1989, Geneva (Mtn. Tnc/11)
Appendix 3
Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
Appendix 4
WTO Members and their Membership in Other IPR Conventions
Index
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Author Details
Jayashree Watal is presently Counsellor in the Intellectual Property Divison of the WTO. She was the TRIPS negotiator for India in 1989-90.
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