00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000009031 20221029111956 0010-0520009031 221029################|##########|#eng## 1-85649-736-4 eng 341.715821 341.715821 COR i Correa, Carlos M. Intellectual Property Rights, The WTO and developing Countries The Trips Agreement and Policy Options / Carlos M. Correa London : Zed books Ltd., 2000 xii, 254p.; 22cm. ; 22cm. This 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. 1. World Trade Organization 2. Intellectual Property (International Law) 3. Intellectual Property - Developing Countries 06892/MKRI-P/XII-2007 06892/MKRI-P/XII-2007