A Practical Guide to Working with TRIPS

• An accessible guide to the practical workings of the TRIPS agreement
• Author's experience at the top level of both WIPO and the WTO offers unique practical insight into TRIPS
• Explains the complexities of policy-making under TRIPS in clear and practical terms
• Addresses international intellectual property law and sets it within the framework of international trade law

Readership: Policymakers in government, and their legal advisers, international organizations, civil society, industry, academia, government officials, trade negotiators, and legal practitioners operating in the international intellectual property field would all be interested in this book.

Antony Taubman, Director of the World Trace Organisation Intellectual Property Division

"It's written with a light touch and entertaining style." - Peter Groves, IPso Jure

1: Six Impossible Things About TRIPS
2: TRIPS: A Political Biography
3: What is TRIPS Law?
4: TRIPS in the Headlines
5: Conclusion: The Collective Management of TRIPS