...protection. One agreement considered by experts to be a good first step was the Uruguay Round and the WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which took effect in January 1996. It established international obligations for the protection and enforcement of intellectual...

...agricultural systems. 2 The rights of farming communities should be fully protected within the framework of the WTO's agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). These rights should include the rights of farmers as innovators and preservers of seeds. 3 When amending...

...international norms. One positive example of such multilateral support can be found in the Uruguay Round Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which took effect in 1996. By pursuing international support for the increased security of intellectual property rights,...

...Similar international efforts have been carried out by advanced countries vis-a-vis the developing world. The WTO's Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) agreements further insulate the intellectual property...

...states parties to coordinate and harmonize the various relevant international agreements, including the WTO's Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and the Convention on Biological Diversity, which establishes sovereign national rights over plant...

...effort to accede to the WTO, Kazakhstan took steps in 2004 to bring its IPR laws into compliance with the WTO's Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement). In 2004 Kazakhstan ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright...