02038     2200241   4500001002100000005001500021035002000036008004100056020001800097041000800115082001500123084002100138100002200159245012600181260003600307300003100343520123700374650003201611650004901643650005201692990002601744990002601770INLIS00000000000903120221029111956  a0010-0520009031221029                |          | eng    a1-85649-736-4  aeng  a341.715821  a341.715821 COR i0 aCorrea, Carlos M.1 aIntellectual Property Rights, The WTO and developing Countries The Trips Agreement and Policy Options /cCarlos M. Correa  aLondon :bZed books Ltd.,c2000  axii, 254p.; 22cm. ;c22cm.  aThis book cuts through the daunting technicalities of one of the most important of the WTO (World Trade Organization) agreements, that dealing with Intellectual Property Rights (hitherto primarily the preserve of national patent legislation) and their treatment as internationally tradeable commodities. Professor Correa makes comprehensible the TRIPS Agreement and explains its main provisions. He is particularly concerned to explore the Agreement's massive implications for developing countries. These relate to the future of local R & D, their access to advanced technology (here he focuses on information technologies -- computer software, multimedia products, integrated circuits and digital information), commercial exploitation of natural resources and possible welfare effects. Pressure is mounting on Third World governments to implement the Agreement through national legislation. Professor Correa indicates concrete options available to implement the provisions in a manner consistent with these countries' development objectives and public policy concerns. This book is an essential introduction to TRIPS and provides elements to develop policies and laws on intellectual property from a developing country perspective. 4a1. World Trade Organization 4a2. Intellectual Property (International Law) 4a3. Intellectual Property - Developing Countries  a06892/MKRI-P/XII-2007  a06892/MKRI-P/XII-2007