Jan 8, 2014Plain Packaging and the Interpretation of the TRIPS AgreementPlain packaging of cigarettes as a way of reducing tobacco consumption and its related health costs and effects raises a number of...
Jul 11, 2012Replacing Slingshots with Swords: Implications of the Antigua-Gambling 22.6 Panel Report for DevelopIn December 2007, the WTO awarded Antigua the right to suspend TRIPS obligations at a value of $21 million. This decision represents the...
Jul 6, 2012Cultivating Farmers’ Rights: Reconciling Food Security, Indigenous Agriculture, and TRIPSThis Note discusses strategies for cultivating Farmers’ Rights internationally. The rise of international treaties awarding intellectual...
Jul 5, 2012A Model Copyright Exemption to Serve the Visually Impaired: An Alternative to the Treaty Proposals BCopyright law presents visually impaired persons with serious barriers to access of the written word. A recent international effort...
Jun 6, 2012Plugging the Leak in § 1498: Coercing the United States into Notifying Patent Owners of Government UWhen the United States uses a patent for public, noncommercial purposes, it is required under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of...