Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

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World Trade Organization agreement international treaty

The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is a key international treaty that sets minimum global standards for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights among World Trade Organization members.

Aliases (13)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Trade Organization agreement → international treaty →
abbreviation	TRIPS →
acronym	TRIPS →
administeredBy	World Trade Organization →
adoptedAt	Marrakesh →
adoptionDate	1994-04-15 →
appliesTo	World Trade Organization members →
contains	provisions on border measures → provisions on civil enforcement of intellectual property rights → provisions on criminal enforcement of intellectual property rights →
covers	control of anti-competitive practices in contractual licenses → copyright and related rights → geographical indications → industrial designs → layout-designs of integrated circuits → patents → protection of undisclosed information → trademarks →
criticizedFor	impact on access to medicines → strengthening intellectual property protection beyond some countries' development needs →
disputeSettlement	subject to WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding →
enteredIntoForce	1995-01-01 →
fullName	Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights →
hasProvisionOn	compulsory licensing of patents → exhaustion of rights left to national law → technology transfer to least-developed countries → transitional arrangements for developing countries →
integrates	substantive standards of pre-existing intellectual property conventions into WTO system →
isPartOf	Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization →
jurisdiction	members of the World Trade Organization →
language	English → French → Spanish →
legalBasisIn	Annex 1C of the Marrakesh Agreement →
linkedTo	Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works → Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property → Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations → Washington Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits →
minimumCopyrightTerm	life of the author plus 50 years →
minimumPatentTerm	20 years from filing date →
requires	effective enforcement procedures for intellectual property rights → most-favoured-nation treatment for foreign right holders → national treatment for foreign right holders →
setsMinimumStandardsFor	enforcement of intellectual property rights → protection of intellectual property rights →
shortName	TRIPS Agreement →
subject	intellectual property rights → trade-related aspects of intellectual property →

Referenced by (31)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works → Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works ("TRIPS Agreement") → Budapest Treaty ("TRIPS Agreement") → Hague Agreement → Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration ("TRIPS Agreement") → Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations ("TRIPS Agreement") → WIPO-administered treaties ("World Trade Organization TRIPS Agreement") → Washington Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits ("TRIPS Agreement") →	relatedTo
Saudi Arabia – Measures Concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (DS567) ("TRIPS Agreement Article 3") → Saudi Arabia – Measures Concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (DS567) ("TRIPS Agreement Article 4") → Saudi Arabia – Measures Concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (DS567) ("TRIPS Agreement Article 41") → Saudi Arabia – Measures Concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (DS567) ("TRIPS Agreement Article 42") → Saudi Arabia – Measures Concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (DS567) ("TRIPS Agreement Article 61") →	keyProvisionDiscussed
Marrakesh Agreement ("Annex 1C: Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)") → Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ("Annex 1C: Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)") →	includes
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ("TRIPS") →	abbreviation
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ("TRIPS") →	acronym
Qatar – Certain Measures Concerning Goods and Services from the United Arab Emirates (DS526) ("TRIPS Agreement") →	agreementInvoked
WTO panels ("TRIPS Agreement") →	appliesLaw
Dispute Settlement Understanding ("TRIPS Agreement") →	appliesTo
UK GI scheme ("World Trade Organization TRIPS Agreement provisions on geographical indications") →	basedOn
World Trade Organization →	coreAgreement
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights →	fullName
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property →	influenced
Annex 4: Plurilateral Trade Agreements ("Annex 1C: Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights") →	isDistinctFrom
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights →	legalBasis
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ("Annex 1C of the Marrakesh Agreement") →	legalBasisIn
Saudi Arabia – Measures Concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (DS567) ("TRIPS Agreement") →	legalInstrumentAbbreviation
Saudi Arabia – Measures Concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (DS567) →	legalInstrumentInvoked
Uruguay Round (1986–1994) ("Agreement on Trade‑Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights") →	producedAgreement
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ("TRIPS Agreement") →	shortName