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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:INFORMATION

Documentation used in technical cooperation activities of the WTO’s Intellectual Property Division

This page gives access to the full range of documents and materials regularly used in the WTO’s technical assistance activities relating to intellectual property and the TRIPS Agreement. Tailored packages may be prepared for specific technical assistance activities, but this material provides the basis for many activities conducted by the WTO and in cooperation with other technical assistance partners. Hard copies of these materials are available on request from the Secretariat, at ipd@wto.org.

I. TRIPS Legal texts and the Conventions Referred to in it

• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights(Annex 1C of the Marrakesh Agrement)
• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and the Conventions Referred to in it
  

  — Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Articles 1 through 12 and 19)
  — Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Articles 1 through 21 and Appendix)
  — International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (“Rome Convention”) (Articles 1 through 22)
  —Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits (“Washington Treaty”) (Articles 2 through 7 other than 6(3), 12 and 16(3))
  — Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes, (Annex 2 of the Marrakesh Agreement)

II. The Doha Development Agenda back to top

• Doha Ministerial Declaration — Adopted on 14 November 2001 (WT/MIN(01)/DEC/1)
• Compilation of Outstanding Implementation Issues Raised by Members (JOB(01)/152/Rev.1)
• Doha Work Programme — Decision Adopted by the General Council on 1 August 2004 (WT/L/579)
• Doha Work Programme — Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration — Adopted on 18 December 2005 (WT/MIN(05)/DEC)

III. TRIPS and Public Health back to top

• Doha Ministerial Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health — Adopted on 14 November 2001 (WT/MIN(01)/DEC/2)
• Extension of the Transition Period under Article 66.1 of the TRIPS Agreement for Least-Developed Country Members for Certain Obligations with Respect to Pharmaceutical Products — Decision of the Council for TRIPS of 27 June 2002 (IP/C/25)
• Least-Developed Country Members — Obligations Under Article 70.9 of the TRIPS Agreement with Respect to Pharmaceutical Products — Decision of 8 July 2002 (WT/L/478)
• Implementation of Paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health — General Council Decision of 30 August 2003 (WT/L/540 and WT/L/540/Corr.1)
• Statement read out by the Chairman of the General Council and Annex (excerpt from the General Council minutes (WT/GC/M/82))
• Amendment of the TRIPS Agreement — General Council Decision of 6 December 2005 (WT/L/641)
• Statements read out by the Chairman of the General Council and attachment (excerpt from the General Council Minutes (WT/GC/M/100))
• Amendment of the TRIPS Agreement — Third Extension of the Period for the Acceptance by Members of the Protocol Amending the TRIPS Agreement — General Council Decision of 30 November 2011 (WT/L/829)
• How to accept the Protocol Amending the TRIPS Agreement — Background information for Members on procedures
• Annual Review of the Decision on the Implementation of Paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health — Report to the General Council (IP/C/61)
• National implementing legislation:
  IP/C/W/464, IP/N/1/CAN/1/Add.2, IP/N/1/CAN/P/5, IP/N/1/CAN/P/6 and IP/N/1/CAN/P/7 (Canada);IP/N/1/CHN/P/3 (China); IP/N/1/EEC/P/5 (European Communities); IP/N/1/HKG/P/1/Add.6; IP/N/1/HKG/17 (Hong Kong, China); IP/N/1/IND/P/2 (India); IP/C/W/427 (Norway); and IP/N/1/CHE/P/9, Extracts from IP/N/1/CHE/4 (Switzerland); IP/N/1/PHL/I/10 (Philippines); IP/N/1/SGP/P/1/Rev.1 (Singapore);  IP/N/1/ALB/I/2 (Albania);  IP/N/1/HRV/P/2 (Croatia); IP/N/1/CHN/P/2 (China); and IP/N/1/KOR//P/4 (Korea)
• Model notifications for the use of the Paragraph 6 system
• Notification under Paragraph 2(a) of the Decision of 30 August 2003 on the Implementation of Paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health from Rwanda (IP/N/9/RWA/1)
• Notification under Paragraph 2(c) of the Decision of 30 August 2003 on the Implementation of Paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health from Canada (IP/N/10/CAN/1)

IV. Review of TRIPS Article 27.3(b); Relationship Between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity; Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Folklore back to top

• Review of the Provisions of Article 27.3(b) — Illustrative List of Questions — Prepared by the Secretariat (IP/C/W/273/Rev.1)
• The Relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity — Summary of Issues Raised and Points Made — Note by the Secretariat (IP/C/W/368/Rev.1 and Corr.1)
• Review of the Provisions of Article 27.3(b) — Summary of Issues Raised and Points Made — Prepared by the Secretariat (IP/C/W/369/Rev.1)
• The Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Folklore — Summary of Issues Raised and Points Made — Note by the Secretariat (IP/C/W/370/Rev.1)
• Issues Related to the Extension of the Protection of Geographical Indications Provided for in Article 23 of the TRIPS Agreement to Products Other than Wines and Spirits and Those Related to the Relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity — Report by the Director-General (WT/GC/W/591 — TN/C/W/50); (WT/GC/W/633 — TN/C/W/61)

V. Geographical Indications back to top

1. Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits

• Side-by-Side Presentation of Proposals — Note by the Secretariat — Addendum — Compilation of Points Raised and Views Expressed on the Proposals (TN/IP/W/12/Add.1 and TN/IP/W/12/Corr.1)
• Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications under Article 23.4 of the TRIPS Agreement — Communication from Hong Kong, China (TN/IP/W/8)
• Proposed Draft TRIPS Council Decision on the Establishment of a Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits — Submission by Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Paraguay, South Africa, Chinese Taipei and the United States (TN/IP/W/10/Rev.4)
• Draft Modalities for TRIPS-Related Issues — Communication from Albania, Brazil, China, Colombia, Croatia, Ecuador, the European Communities, Georgia, Iceland, India, Indonesia, the Kyrgyz Republic, Liechtenstein, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Pakistan, Peru, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, the ACP Group and the African Group (TN/C/W/52 and Add.1, Add.2, Add.3)
• Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits — Report by the Chairman (TN/IP/21)

• Issues Related to the Extension of Geographical Indications Provided for in Article 23 of the TRIPS Agreement to Products Other than Wines and Spirits — Compilation of Issues Raised and Views Expressed — Note by the Secretariat (WT/GC/W/546 — TN/C/W/25)
• Issues Related to the Extension of the Protection of Geographical Indications Provided for in Article 23 of the TRIPS Agreement to Products Other than Wines and Spirits and those Related to the Relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity — Report by the Director-General (WT/GC/W/591 — TN/C/W/50); (WT/GC/W/633 — TN/C/W/61)

• Review under Article 24.2 of the Application of the Provisions of the Section of the TRIPS Agreement on Geographical Indications — Summary of the Responses to the Checklist of Questions (IP/C/13 and Add.1) — Note by the Secretariat (IP/C/W/253/Rev.1)

VI. Dispute Settlement back to top

• Non-Violation and Situation Complaints — Summary Note by the Secretariat (IP/C/W/349/Rev.1)
• TRIPS Non-Violation and Situation Complaints — Decision of
  17 December 2011(WT/L/842)
• Table of Dispute Settlement Cases relevant to the TRIPS Agreement

VII. Least Developed Country Members back to top

• Extension of the Transition Period Under Article 66.1 of the TRIPS Agreement for Least-Developed Country Members — Decision of the Council for TRIPS of 29 November 2005 (IP/C/40)
• Transition Period for Least-Developed Countries under Article 66.1 of the TRIPS Agreement — Decision of 17 December 2011(WT/L/845)

2. Needs Assessment

• LDC Members’ Priority Needs Assessments: The Aid-for-Trade Initiative and the Enhanced Integrated Framework (IP/C/W/544)
• Priority Needs for Technical and Financial Cooperation – IP/C/W/499 and IP/C/W/523 (Sierre Leone);  IP/C/W/500 and IP/C/W/510 (Uganda);  IP/C/W/548 and IP/C/W/548/Add.1 (Rwanda);  IP/C/W/546 (Bangladesh); IP/C/W/552 (Tanzania) and IP/C/W/555 (Senegal)

• Implementation of Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement — Decision of the Council for TRIPS of 19 February 2003 (IP/C/28)

VIII. Other Issues back to top

1. E-Commerce

• The Work Programme on Electronic Commerce — Background Notes by the Secretariat (IP/C/W/128 and Add.1)
• Work Programme on Electronic Commerce — Decision of
  17 December 2011(WT/L/843)

• Timeliness and Completeness of Notifications and other Information Flows — Note by the Secretariat (IP/C/W/543)

• The WTO TRIPS Agreement — A Practical Overview for Climate Change Policymakers

4. Miscellaneous

• Understanding the WTO — An introduction to the WTO, what it is, why it was created, how it works, and what it does
• Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights — Background Material”  —  A brief  introduction to the TRIPS Agreement, the TRIPS Council’s work and other TRIPS matters