The Trips agreement; drafting history and analysis

An invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in IP law, this work documents the evolution of the TRIPS Agreement, providing a complete set of information to understand the unique mixture of trade rules and intellectual property concepts that we call TRIPS. Part I describes the progression towards an Agreement; Part II provides article-by-article evolution and analysis of the text; Part III contains pertinent source materials; Acknowledgements; Foreword to the first edition; About the Author; Preface; Table of Relevant WTO Cases; Bibliography; PART 1; A--The emergence of the TRIPS agreement during the Uruguay round of multilateral trade negotiations; B--The evolution of TRIPS between Marrakesh and Doha; C--The Doha Ministerial Conference, November 9 to 13, 2001; D--Progress of the Work in the Council on the Doha Agenda; PART 2 Analysis of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS); * Part I: General Provisions and Basic Principles; * Part II: Standards Concerning the Availability, Scope and Use of Intellectual Property Rights; * Part III: Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights; * Part IV: Acquisition and Maintenance of Intellectual Property Rights and Related Inter Partes Procedures * Part V: Dispute Prevention and Settlement; * Part VI: Transition Arrangements; * Part VII: Institutional Arrangements: Final Provisions; PART THREE; ANNEXES; Annex 1: Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement); Annex 2: Provisions of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization Affecting TRIPS; Annex 3: Relevant (Substantive) Provisions of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1967); Annex 4: Relevant (Substantive) Provisions of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (1971); Annex 5: Relevant Provisions of the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations (Rome Convention, 1961); Annex 6: Relevant Provisions of the Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits (IPIC Treaty); Annex 7: Beneficiaries Of and Exceptions To National Treatment Under Treaties Administered by WIPO, Communication from the World Intellectual Property Organization (corrected) Annex 8: Agreement of Cooperation Between WTO and WIPO; Annex 9: Relevant Provisions of the WTO Agreement on Dispute Settlement; Annex 10: Decisions and Declaration Adopted at the Doha Minsterial Conference (November 2001); Article 11: Official documents concerning TRIPS & Public Health; Annex 12: WTO Membership and Membership to the Paris Union and the Berne Union;