1. Looking back: TRIPs ahead; 2. The IPR tool kit; 3. Trade related intellectual property rights-a ringside view; 4. Into nitty-gritty of patents; 5. Intellectual property protection of living species, traditional knowledge and prior art; 6. Exercising and enforcing of intellectual property rights-patent matters; 7. Controlling overuse or misuse of IPR; 8. Exhaustion principle and parallel imports; 9. Excavating and exploiting the patents mine; 10. Nurturing role of patents in the pharmaceutical industry; 11. Protecting software and computer-related innovations; 12. Challenges ahead.
1. Looking back: TRIPS ahead 2. The IPR tool kit 3. Trade related intellectual property rights a ringside view 4. Into nitty-gritty of patents 5. Intellectual property protection of living species, traditional knowledge and prior art 6. Exercising and enforcing of intellectual property rights patent matters 7. Controlling overuse or misuse of IPR 8. Exhaustion principle and parallel imports 9. Excavating and exploiting the patents mine 10. Nurturing role of patents in the pharmaceutical industry 11. Protecting software and computer-related innovations 12. Challenges ahead Selected readings on IPR a compilation / Graham Dutfield Appendix: Articles of TRIPs related to enforcement.