Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

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The Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights is the World Trade Organization body responsible for overseeing the implementation and operation of the TRIPS Agreement on intellectual property rules in international trade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf TRIPS Council
WTO body
international organization body
abbreviation TRIPS Council
composition representatives of all WTO members
country Switzerland
fieldOfWork intellectual property
international trade
multilateral trade agreements
trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights
hasMember WTO member
headquartersLocation Geneva
Switzerland
jurisdiction World Trade Organization
legalBasis Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
locatedIn Geneva
Switzerland
meetingFrequency several times a year
meetsAt WTO headquarters in Geneva
officialLanguage English
French
Spanish
oversees compliance with TRIPS obligations by WTO members
implementation of the TRIPS Agreement
operation of the TRIPS Agreement
parentOrganization World Trade Organization
partOf World Trade Organization
responsibleFor administering dispute settlement consultations on TRIPS matters
considering notifications under the TRIPS Agreement
discussing capacity building on TRIPS implementation
discussing technical cooperation on intellectual property
monitoring the functioning of the TRIPS Agreement
providing a forum for discussion of TRIPS-related issues
reviewing implementation of TRIPS flexibilities
reviewing national intellectual property legislation of WTO members
shortName TRIPS Council
subjectOf Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health
WTO Ministerial Conference decisions on TRIPS
subordinateTo General Council of the World Trade Organization
website https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/intel6_e.htm
worksOnTopic TRIPS and access to medicines
TRIPS and biodiversity
TRIPS and enforcement of intellectual property rights
TRIPS and geographical indications
TRIPS and public health
TRIPS and technology transfer
TRIPS and traditional knowledge


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