Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Non-Violation and Situation Complaints - Summary Note by the Secretariat - Revision

World Trade Organization IP/C/W/349/Rev.1 24 November 2004 (04-5108) Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights non-violation and situation complaints Summary Note by the Secretariat Revision I. Introduction 1 II. exceptional character of the non-violation remedy 3 III. purpose of the non-violation remedy 3 IV. nature of benefits accruing under the trips agreement 7 V. Nature of Measures that could be at Issue 13 VI. Causality 16 VII. Burden of Demonstration of Nullification and Impairment 16 VIII. Remedy 16 IX. need for guidance 17 X. proposals FOR ACTION 18 XI. Situation complaints 22 XII. Impediment to attainment of an objective 23 Introduction At its meeting on 21 September 2004 the Council requested the Secretariat to update the Summary Note of the points raised in the substantive discussion of this agenda item so far (IP/C/W/349), which it had prepared in response to a request from the Council in