Small and poor countries pose a challenge for the World Trade Organization (WTO). These countries have acquired a significant say in WTO decision-making. However, they have limited ability to engage in the reciprocity game that is at the heart of the WTO, and have limited interests in the...

The TRIPS agreement has given flexibility to all countries in selecting the protection methods and techniques for plant varieties and farmers traditional knowledge. Thus, most of the developed countries have adopted well-built intellectual property regimes using strong patent systems and plant...

In recent past geographical indication (GI) has emerged as one of the important instruments of intellectual property protection. The TRIPs committee should work towards clearing the confusion about interpretation of the Doha Declaration. While some countries, including Bulgaria, the EU and...