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The Flexibility of TRIPS and Its Possible Erosion in Bilateral, Multilateral, and Regional Negotiations

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The architecture of intellectual property rights has become increasingly complex, especially since the entry into force of the 1995 Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) reached during the Uruguay Round of GATT which ended in the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Original work based on the paper presented on 30 November 2004 at the First High Level Regional Course on Issues and Techniques of Negotiations in the field of Intellectual Property in Latin America and the Caribbean, organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The present version was presented at the “Seminar for the creation of capabilities in the field of intellectual property rights,” organised by the Subregional Headquarters of ECLAC in Mexico, in November 2005.

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Moncayo von Hase, A. (2009). The Flexibility of TRIPS and Its Possible Erosion in Bilateral, Multilateral, and Regional Negotiations. In: Martínez-Piva, J. (eds) Knowledge Generation and Protection. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1264-0_3

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