Wto Dispute Settlement and the Trips Agreement - Applying Intellectual Property Standards in a Trade Law Framework

Matthew Kennedy exposes the challenges created by the integration and independence of TRIPS within the WTO.

List of contents

Foreword Lars Anell; Foreword Thomas Cottier; 1. Introduction; 2. Achievement of objectives; 3. Procedural foundations; 4. Interpretation of TRIPS; 5. Relation of TRIPS to other WTO agreements; 6. Remedies; 7. Non-violation and situation complaints; 8. Conclusions; Appendix: case summaries.

About the author

Matthew Kennedy is a professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of International Business and Economics, Beijing. He was formerly a senior lawyer in the WTO Secretariat and Secretary of the WTO Council for TRIPS.

Summary

In this book, Matthew Kennedy exposes the challenges created by the integration and independence of TRIPS within the WTO by examining how this trade organization comes to grips with intellectual property disputes. It will be essential reading for policy-makers interested in WTO agreements on other new issues.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Kennedy, Kennedy Matthew
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781316507896
• ISBN: 978-1-316-50789-6
• No. of pages: 497
• Series: Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law; Cambridge International Trade; Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law; Cambridge International Trade
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / International, LAW / Public, LAW / Intellectual Property / General, LAW / Commercial / International Trade, intellectual property law, Investment Treaties & Disputes, International Organisations & Institutions