Committee on Trade and Development - Aid for trade - Workshop on Aid for Trade and Intellectual Property - Background note by the Secretariat
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- 2012/11/23
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World Trade
Organization WT/COMTD/AFT/W/38
5 November 2012 (12-6062) Committee on Trade and Development
Aid for Trade
WORKSHOP ON AID FOR TRADE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Background Note by the Secretariat
SUMMARY
This note is intended as a background note to inform discussion at the workshop on Aid for Trade and Intellectual Property to be held on 5 November 2012. It is not an exhaustive analysis; it is an initial overview, which is not based on a full survey of the extensive literature concerning the cluster of issues addressed.
As witnessed by the inclusion of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (the TRIPS Agreement) in the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Intellectual Property (IP) is a fundamental pillar of the multilateral trading system. It has the potential of influencing innovation, access to knowledge, technological development, competitiveness and sustainable development. Strong complementaritie