What it means to work with TRIPS -- TRIPS law and TRIPS politics: legal clarity and policy flexibility -- Situating TRIPS within the WTO: in practice and in theory -- A practical anatomy of TRIPS -- Trade rules or trade wars? settling TRIPS disputes -- TRIPS and global issues: navigating IP and public policy -- TRIPS and the promotion of national interests
Summary
This book is a concise and accessible guide to the practical workings of the TRIPS agreement (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) for policymakers and their legal advisers. The book offers a unique insider's account of how the international rules of IP function in practice within a broader legal framework that consists of WTO law and dispute resolution procedures. It clarifies how IP law and trade law must be dealt with in a coherent and sustainable manner, and provides practical guidance on how to read public policy objectives into the formulation and application of IP laws and related regulation, within the legal framework established by TRIPS. The book is concise and clear, and cuts through the textual clutter and complexity that afflicts policymaking and negotiation under the TRIPS regime
