Article
TRIPS and Domestic Control: Implications for Developing Countries
McGill University
(2001)
Abstract
This paper examines the impact of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) on domestic control. The paper explains why intellectual property became part of the global trade agenda. The author considers arguments both for and against stronger global protection for intellectual property rights. Through analysis of the World Trade Organization (WTO) cases on the TRIPS Agreement, the author argues that the TRIPS Agreement has effectively removed from WTO Member states control over their intellectual property regimes. The author focuses on the negative impact that a rigid application of the TRIPS Agreement is likely to have on developing countries.
Keywords
- Intellectual Property Rights,
- World Trade Organization
Disciplines
Publication Date
2001
Citation Information
Janewa Osei Tutu. "TRIPS and Domestic Control: Implications for Developing Countries" McGill University (2001) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/joseitutu/15/