Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/307682 
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Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
Research Paper No. 212
Publisher: 
South Centre, Geneva
Abstract (Translated): 
This paper analyzes the provisions of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) on designs, and the manner in which the narrow aspects dealt with by the Agreement have been addressed by European Union (EU) legislation. The paper highlights the absence of a definition of protectable subject matter, and the considerable flexibility left to the member countries of the World Trade Organization to determine the framework of protection, notably on the basis of copyright. The paper also notes certain areas in which European legislation is more elaborate, and others which could be considered incompatible with the TRIPS Agreement.
Subjects: 
Copyright
European Union (EU)
Industrial Designs
Intellectual Property
TRIPS
TRIPS Agreement
TRIPS Flexibilities
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Document Type: 
Research Report
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