Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights

The implementation period of the TRIPs Agreement for developing countries ends in the year 2000.

Activities will continue to assist Members to understand the rights and obligations of the TRIPs Agreement. The aim is to help Members assess the amendments that may be needed to their national legislation, the possible adaptations in institutions and other requirements for which they would need to plan. The purpose would also be to assist Members to participate fully in the operation of the TRIPs Council to meet their procedural obligations under the Agreement, and the other mechanisms of the WTO. Importance would continue to be attached to ensuring complementarity and cooperation with other intergovernmental organizations, in particular WIPO. The main modes of supply are information and advice given to Members in Geneva, seminars and workshops for developing countries and, to a lesser extent, NGO conferences.