Intellectual Property Rights, the WTO and Developing Countries: The TRIPS Agreement and Policy Options
By Carlos M. Correa.
Description
This book cuts through the daunting technicalities of one of the most important of the WTO (World Trade Organization) agreements, that dealing with Intellectual Property Rights (hitherto primarily the preserve of national patent legislation) and their treatment as internationally tradeable commodities. Professor Correa makes comprehensible the TRIPS Agreement and explains its main provisions.He is particularly concerned to explore the Agreement's massive implications for developing countries. These relate to the future of local R & D, their access to advanced technology (here he fo...
ISBN(s)
1856497372, 9781856497374
