Dec 16, 2025 · The number of requests for consultations referring to the TRIPS Agreement raises the question why States opted for the WTO instead of the ICJ as the international forum for the …

Apr 29, 2025 · In essence, this note contends that, since the rules of international intellectual property law are also part of the sources of international law, then these rules should be considered as …

The TRIPS Agreement addresses a wide range of intellectual property subject matter areas (copyright, trademark, patent, and so forth). It also covers competitive markets, enforcement measures, dispute …

This forum is known as investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), an ad hoc investment tribunal governed by the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Convention.

The collection is a free resource intended for use by policy makers, judicial institutions and researchers to better understand the interpretation and implementation of the TRIPS Agreement in different …

The article examines the number and types of TRIPS cases actually filed, the interpretation reached by WTO Panels and the Appellate Body, and the status of implementation of adverse WTO rulings …

Explore the complexities of dispute resolution under TRIPS, including international mechanisms, enforcement measures, and future developments in IP law.

The TRIPS Agreement sets minimum standards of protection for copyrights and related rights, trademarks, geographical indications (GIs), industrial designs, patents, integrated circuit layout …

For the purposes of dispute settlement under this Agreement, subject to the provisions of Articles 3 and 4 nothing in this Agreement shall be used to address the issue of the exhaustion of intellectual …

Nov 5, 2025 · Azpetrol International Holdings B.V., Azpetrol Group B.V. and Azpetrol Oil Services Group B.V. v. Republic of Azerbaijan (ICSID Case No. ARB/06/15) August 11, 2006