International Contracts Relating To Intellectual Property (IP)
Developments in international trade through e-commerce have seen an increased emphasis on IP protection. The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which replaces earlier international IP agreements, outlines rules to control anti-competitive practices in international licences relating to IP. TRIPS enables compliance disputes to be brought to attention of the WTO. Further it applies basic WTO principles to IP rights, such as the national treatment principle and the MFN principle.
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