Resource book on TRIPS and development / UNCTAD-ICTSD.

"UNCTAD-ICTSD Project on IPRs and Sustainable Development"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nature of obligations, principles and objectives -- Substantive obligations -- Intellectual property rights and competition -- Enforcement, maintenance and acquisition of rights -- Interpretation and dispute settlement and prevention -- Transitional and institutional arrangements.

Online version licensed for access by U. of T. users.

"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. ' Special focus on development implications of IPRs, facilitating the formulation of sustainable and forward-looking IPRs policies ' Practical guide to every provision of the WTO-TRIPS Agreement, in particular with respect to negotiating history and possible interpretations ' Overview of recent trends in IPR rule making on the regional and bilateral level ('TRIPS-plus') ."--Publisher's website.