Tantuico, Delia S.; Zshornack, Errol Wilfred - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2006
Intellectual property rights-–copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, and related rights-–have become … technology. A strong intellectual property rights regime is necessary in order to attract foreign trade and direct investments …. For this reason, the protection of intellectual property rights has become an important negotiating item in all FTAs which …