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Table of contents back to top
I. Preamble back to top
A. Text of the Preamble
B. Interpretation and Application of the Preamble
II.
Article 1 back to top
A. Text of
Article 1
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 1
1. Article 1.1
(a) “free to determine the appropriate method of
implementing”
2. Article 1.2
III.
Article 2 and Incorporated Provisions of the Paris Convention (1967) back to top
A. Text of
Article 2
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 2 and Incorporated Provisions of the Paris Convention (1967)
1. Article 2.1 of the TRIPS Agreement
2. Article 2 of the Paris Convention (1967) as incorporated in the TRIPS Agreement
3. Article 6 of the Paris Convention (1967) as incorporated in the TRIPS Agreement
4. Article 6bis of the Paris Convention (1967) as incorporated in the TRIPS Agreement
5. Article 6ter of the Paris Convention (1967) as incorporated in the TRIPS Agreement
6. Article 6quinquies of the Paris Convention (1967) as incorporated in the TRIPS Agreement
7. Article 8 of the Paris Convention (1967) as incorporated in the TRIPS Agreement
8. Article 2.2 of the TRIPS Agreement
IV.
Article 3 back to top
A. Text of
Article 3
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 3
1. Article 3.1
(a) “treatment no less favourable than that
it accords to its own nationals with regard to the protection of
intellectual property”
(b) Notification requirements
2. Relationship with other Articles
3. Relationship with other
WTO Agreements
V.
Article 4 back to top
A. Text of
Article 4
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 4
1. General
2. Article 4(d)
(a) Notification requirements
VI.
Article 5 back to top
A. Text of
Article 5
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 5
1. Notification
VII.
Article 6 back to top
A. Text of
Article 6
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 6
VIII.
Article 7 back to top
A. Text of
Article 7
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 7
1. Relationship with other Articles
IX.
Article 8 back to top
A. Text of
Article 8
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 8
1. Relationship with other Articles
X.
Article 9 and Incorporated Provisions of the Berne Convention (1971)
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A. Text of
Article 9
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 9 and Incorporated Provisions of the Berne Convention (1971)
1. Relationship with the Berne Convention (1971)
2. Article 11 of the Berne Convention (1971) as incorporated in the TRIPS Agreement
(a) Scope of Article 11
(b) Paragraph 1
(c) Relationship between Article 11 of the
Berne Convention (1971) and other Articles of this Convention.
3. Article 11bis of the Berne Convention (1971) as incorporated in the TRIPS Agreement
(a) Paragraph 1
(b) Paragraph 2
(c) Relationship between Article 11bis
of the Berne Convention (1971) and other Articles of the Convention
(d) Minor exceptions doctrine
(e) Relationship between Article 11bis(2)
of the Berne Convention (1971) and Article 13 of the TRIPS Agreement
4. Article 20 of the Berne Convention (1971) as incorporated in the TRIPS Agreement
5. Appendix to the Berne Convention (1971) as incorporated in the TRIPS Agreement
XI.
Article 10 back to top
A. Text of
Article 10
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 10
XII.
Article 11 back to top
A. Text of
Article 11
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 11
XIII.
Article 12 back to top
A. Text of
Article 12
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 12
XIV.
Article 13 back to top
A. Text of
Article 13
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 13
1. General
(a) Scope
(b) Relationship with other Articles
(c) “certain special cases”
(d) “do not conflict with a normal
exploitation of the work”
(e) “do not unreasonably prejudice the
legitimate interests of the right holder”
XV.
Article 14 back to top
A. Text of
Article 14
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 14
XVI.
Article 15 back to top
A. Text of
Article 15
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 15
1. Article 15.1
2. Article 15.2
XVII.
Article 16 back to top
A. Text of
Article 16
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 16
1. General
2. Article 16.1
(a) “The owner”
(b) “making rights available on the basis of
use”
XVIII.
Article 17 back to top
A. Text of
Article 17
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 17
XIX.
Article 18 back to top
A. Text of
Article 18
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 18
XX.
Article 19 back to top
A. Text of
Article 19
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 19
XXI.
Article 20 back to top
A. Text of
Article 20
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 20
XXII.
Article 21 back to top
A. Text of
Article 21
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 21
XXIII.
Article 22 back to top
A. Text of
Article 22
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 22
XXIV.
Article 23 back to top
A. Text of
Article 23
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 23
1. General
2. Article 23.4
XXV.
Article 24 back to top
A. Text of
Article 24
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 24
1. Article 24.2
XXVI.
Article 25 back to top
A. Text of
Article 25
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 25
XXVII.
Article 26 back to top
A. Text of
Article 26
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 26
1. Article 26.2
XXVIII.
Article 27 back to top
A. Text of
Article 27
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 27
1. Article 27.1
(a) “Without discrimination”
(b) “the field of technology”
2. Article
27.3
3. Relationship with other Articles
XXIX.
Article 28 back to top
A. Text of
Article 28
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 28
XXX.
Article 29 back to top
A. Text of
Article 29
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 29
XXXI.
Article 30 back to top
A. Text of
Article 30
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 30
1. General
2. “limited exceptions”
3. “do not unreasonably conflict with a normal exploitation of the
patent”
4. “do not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the patent owner, taking account of the legitimate interests of third
parties”
5. Relationship with other Articles
XXXII.
Article 31 back to top
A. Text of
Article 31
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 31
XXXIII.
Article 32 back to top
A. Text of
Article 32
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 32
XXXIV.
Article 33 back to top
A. Text of
Article 33
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 33
1. General
(a) Basic structure
(b) Relationship with other Articles
XXXV.
Article 34 back to top
A. Text of
Article 34
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 34
XXXVI.
Article 35 and Incorporated Provisions of the IPIC Treaty back to top
A. Text of
Article 35
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 35 and Incorporated Provisions of the IPIC Treaty
XXXVII.
Article 36 back to top
A. Text of
Article 36
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 36
XXXVIII.
Article 37 back to top
A. Text of
Article 37
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 37
XXXIX.
Article 38 back to top
A. Text of
Article 38
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 38
XL.
Article 39 back to top
A. Text of
Article 39
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 39
XLI.
Article 40 back to top
A. Text of
Article 40
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 40
XLII.
Article 41 back to top
A. Text of
Article 41
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 41
XLIII.
Article 42 back to top
A. Text of
Article 42
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 42
1. “right holders”
2. Rights covered by Article 42
XLIV.
Article 43 back to top
A. Text of
Article 43
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 43
XLV.
Article 44 back to top
A. Text of
Article 44
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 44
XLVI.
Article 45 back to top
A. Text of
Article 45
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 45
XLVII.
Article 46 back to top
A. Text of
Article 46
B. Interpretation and Application
of Article 46
XLVIII.
Article 47 back to top
A. Text of
Article 47
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 47
XLIX.
Article 48 back to top
A. Text of
Article 48
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 48
L.
Article 49 back to top
A. Text of
Article 49
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 49
LI.
Article 50 back to top
A. Text of
Article 50
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 50
LII.
Article 51 back to top
A. Text of
Article 51
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 51
LIII.
Article 52 back to top
A. Text of
Article 52
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 52
LIV.
Article 53 back to top
A. Text of
Article 53
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 53
LV.
Article 54 back to top
A. Text of
Article 54
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 54
LVI.
Article 55 back to top
A. Text of
Article 55
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 55
LVII.
Article 56 back to top
A. Text of
Article 56
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 56
LVIII.
Article 57 back to top
A. Text of
Article 57
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 57
LIX.
Article 58 back to top
A. Text of
Article 58
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 58
LX.
Article 59 back to top
A. Text of
Article 59
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 59
LXI.
Article 60 back to top
A. Text of
Article 60
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 60
LXII.
Article 61 back to top
A. Text of
Article 61
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 61
LXIII.
Article 62 back to top
A. Text of
Article 62
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 62
LXIV.
Article 63 back to top
A. Text of
Article 63
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 63 1. Article
63.2
(a) Notification requirements
LXV.
Article 64 back to top
A. Text of
Article 64
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 64 1. General
2. Article
64.3
LXVI.
Article 65 back to top
A. Text of
Article 65
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 65 1. General
2. Article
65.4
(a) “an additional period of five years”
3. Article
65.5
(a) “changes … do not result in a lesser
degree of consistency”
4. Relationship with other Articles
LXVII.
Article 66 back to top
A. Text of
Article 66
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 66 1. Article
66.1
(a) Extension of transition period
(b) Relationship with other Articles
2. Article
66.2
LXVIII.
Article 67 back to top
A. Text of
Article 67
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 67
LXIX.
Article 68 back to top
A. Text of
Article 68
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 68
1. Rules of procedure of the Council for TRIPS
2. Observer status
(a) Organizations granted observer status
(b) Organizations having ad hoc observer
status
3. Cooperation with WIPO
LXX.
Article 69 back to top
A. Text of
Article 69
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 69
1. Notification requirements
LXXI.
Article 70 back to top
A. Text of
Article 70
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 70
1. General
(a) Relationship between Article 70.1 and 70.2
2. Article 70.1
(a) “acts which occurred before the date of
application of the Agreement”
3. Article 70.2
(a) “subject matter existing at the date of
application of this Agreement”
4. Article 70.8
(a) “a means by which applications for
patents for such inventions can be filed”
5. Article 70.9
(a) “exclusive marketing rights”
(b) Least-developed country Members
6. Relationship with other Articles
(a) Relationship between Section 5 of Part II
and Article 70.2
(b) Relationships between Articles 65 and 66
and Article 70.8 and 70.9
LXXII.
Article 71 back to top
A. Text of
Article 71
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 71
LXXIII.
Article 72 back to top
A. Text of
Article 72
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 72
LXXIV.
Article 73 back to top
A. Text of
Article 73
B. Interpretation and
Application of Article 73
LXXV.
Text of the Provisions of the Paris Convention (1967) Incorporated by Article 2.1 of the TRIPS Agreement
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LXXVI.
Text of the Provisions of the Berne Convention (1971) Incorporated by Article 9.1 of the TRIPS Agreement
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LXXVII.
Text of the Provisions of the IPIC Treaty Incorporated by Article 35 of the TRIPS Agreement
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LXXVIII.
Text of the Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health
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