Los ADPIC plus en los actuales tratados bilaterales impulsados por Estados Unidos y consecuencias en los países en desarrollo

  1. Gómez Uranga, Mikel
  2. López Gómez, María del Socorro
  3. Araujo de la Mata, Andrés
Journal:
Revista de economía mundial

ISSN: 1576-0162

Year of publication: 2008

Issue: 20

Pages: 23-48

Type: Article

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Abstract

The Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) is often described as one of the three pillars of the World Trade Organization (WTO).This paper examines the apparent lack of agreement between the two major international instruments; namely TRIPs and the Convention on Biological diversity (CBD). The Trips agreement defines minimum standards of protection for intellectual property rights (IPRs). This paper argues that current forms of bilateralism on IP has negative consequences for developing countries because the �TRIPS Plus� in bilateral agreements, undermine implementation of Doha declaration on TRIPS and Public Health, traditional knowledge, and biodiversity in poor countries.