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Enforcement

 

"The Global Debate on the Enforcement of Intellectual  Property Rights and Developing Countries " brings together two studies: The first by Carsten Fink entitled Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights: An Economic Perspective and  the second by Carlos Correa entitled The Push for Stronger IPRs  Enforcement Rules: Implications for Developing Countries. International Centre for Trade & Sustainable Development, 2009, Geneva

 

Intellectual property rights and developmenT

 

"Integrating Intellectual Property Rights and Development Policy", Commission on Intellectual Property rights, London, September 2002

 

"Intellectual property and development: lessons from recent economic research", Edited by Carsten Fink, Keith E. Maskus, World Bank and Oxford University Press, New York

 

"Resource Book on TRIPS and Development", Edited by Pedro Roffe and Christophe Bellman, UNCTAD-International Centre for Trade & Sustainable Development, 2005, Geneva

 
Patents, Designs and utility models

 

"Willingness and Ability to Use TRIPs Flexibilities: Kenya case study", Robert Lewis-Lettington, Peter Munyi, DFID Health Systems resource Centre, September 2004

 

"Utility Models and Innovation in Developing Countries", Uma Suthersanen, Queen Mary University of London, UNCTAD-ICTSD Project on IPRs and Sustainable Development (ICTSD Issue no 12), February 2006

 

Biodiversity, Plants and Genetic resources

 

"Disclosure of Origin and Access and Benifit Sharing: The special case for seeds for food and agriculture", Walter Smolders, QUNO Occasional Paper 17, Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO), October 2005

 

Trademarks and geographical indiCations

 

A good explanation of geographical indications in the context of TRIPS article 22 and the current Doha Round debate about extention of TRIPS article 23 protection, creation of a binding multilateral register for GIs, and "claw-back" of certain terms for the exclusive use of EC producers.

 

copyright and neighbouring rights

 

"Copyright and Access to Knowledge: Policy Reccomendations on Flexibilities in Copyright Laws", Consumers International Asia Pacific Office, Kuala Lumpur, 2006

 

Innovation and exploitation of patent information

 

"Assisting SMEs to Make Effective Use of Patent Information: The NOTAP Case (Nigeria)", WIPO, Geneva

 
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