Intellectual Property Rights (Course)

Syllabus of the Online Subject: Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

1. Introduction to Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
   1. Copyright and rights related to copyright
   2. Industrial property
   3. Infringement of intellectual property rights
2. The role of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
3. Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
   1. Pillars of the TRIPS Agreement
4. Other international agreements
5. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (patents, industrial designs, etc.)
6. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (copyright)
7. Case study: Intellectual property rights in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

The objectives of the Online Subject “Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights” are the following:

1. To understand the fundamental concepts related to Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
2. To know the role of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and the different international intellectual property registration systems (Lisbon, The Hague, Madrid...) of WIPO
3. To learn the importance and pillars of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)

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Description of the Online Subject - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.

Intellectual creations are protected through intellectual property rights. These might be:

1. Copyright and related rights (sheet music, books, software...)
2. Industrial property

Industrial property include: trademarks, patents, trade secrets, designs, geographical indications, website domains, database protection...

The main objective of intellectual property rights is to protect the author, consumers and promote fair competition in addition to favouring innovation (inventions). Intellectual property rights also allow negotiating a payment for use to the owner of the right.

In foreign trade, intellectual property rights ensure the transfer of technology (licenses, investments abroad, joint-ventures...)

According to the WTO “the protection of intellectual property must contribute to technical innovation and technology transfer”

The importance of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) lies in the fact that it allows the incorporation of a whole series of regulations related to intellectual property in the multilateral trading system.

The TRIPS agreement seeks to standardize industrial property rights in the member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) through the development of international standards of common use.

These minimum agreements on the protection of Intellectual Property Rights are usually improved and extended in free trade agreements.

The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) also defines the mechanisms for resolving differences between countries.

The pillars of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS):

1. National treatment
2. Most favored nation treatment (MFN)
3. Balanced protection

The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, signed in 1883, includes the protection of utility models, trademarks, trade names, patents, industrial models, unfair competition and geographical indications.

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