Research Handbook on the Interpretation and Enforcement of Intellectual Property under WTO Rules: Intellectual Property in the WTO Volume II(Research Handbooks on the WTO series)

This concise and detailed Handbook addresses some of the most complex issues raised by the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement globally. Among other themes, the Handbook explores the applicability of GATT jurisprudence for the interpretation of the Agreement’s provisions. It also considers key issues relating to the enforcement of intellectual property rights, such as border measures and injunctive relief. Teamed with the first volume –- Research Handbook on the Protection of Intellectual Property under WTO Rules - – this analysis is supplemented by a thorough review of the most important cases on TRIPS decided under the WTO dispute settlement mechanism. This accessible Handbook will be invaluable not only for academics, policymakers, and professionals in the area of intellectual property, but for all those interested in or working with the intricacies of the WTO system.

Table of Contents:
Contents: Preface INTERPRETATION, ENFORCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION 1. The Applicability of GATT Jurisprudence to the Interpretation of the TRIPS Agreement Susy Frankel 2. TRIPS-Plus-Plus Initiatives on Broad Border Measures: Features and Implications Xuan Li 3. Lessons from the United States in Regard to the Recent, More Flexible Application of Injunctive Relief Joshua D. Sarnoff 4. Accession to the WTO, Intellectual Property Rights and Domestic Institutions Ermias Tekeste Biadgleng 5. The WTO Dispute on Trademarks and Geographical Indications: Some Implications for Trade Policy-Making and Negotiations David Vivas-Eugui and María Julia Oliva 6. United States – Section 110(5) of the US Copyright Act: Summary and Analysis Dalindyebo Shabalala 7. WTO Panel on United States – Section 110(5) of the US Copyright Act Maximiliano Santa Cruz 8. Dispute Settlement Under the TRIPS Agreement: The United States–Brazil (2000) and United States–Argentina (2002) Patent Disputes Viviana Muñoz Tellez 9. Canada – Patent Protection of Pharmaceutical Products Pedro Roffe and Christoph Spennemann 10. Mandatory Regulation versus Discretionary Regulation, Unilateralism, and National Treatment: An Analysis of the United States – Section 211 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1998 Dispute Christophe Charlier Index

About the Author :
Edited by Carlos M. Correa, Executive Director, South Centre, Geneva, Switzerland

Review :
‘Carlos Correa has in these two Research Handbooks on the TRIPS Agreement, done a magnificent job of bringing together a large number of scholars to analyse the many issues raised by the Agreement. The result is an integrated resource of high quality that helps readers to understand the many complex dimensions of TRIPS.’ ‘TRIPs is the only positive integration type of agreement in the WTO. Scholars have legitimately in my view, questioned its inclusion in the WTO since the protection of IP rights is no more a trade issue than many other similar issues. This is the first time that a set of well-known experts has dealt in a comprehensive manner with the vast array of issues regarding the coming-into-being, the functioning and the perspectives of the TRIPs regime under the aegis of the WTO. These two volumes will provide very useful guidance to students and policymakers alike dealing with protection of IP rights and international trade.’