TY - GEN N2 - "The fight between North and South over intellectual property (IP) reached new heights in the 1990s. In one corner, large multinational companies and developed countries sought to protect their investments. Opposing them, developing countries argued for the time and scope to pursue development strategies unshackled by rules forged to bolster the competitiveness of richer countries. The result was the WTO's deeply contested Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). Widely resented by developing countries, TRIPS nonetheless permits them some hard-won flexibility. Puzzling, however, is why some developing countries have used that flexibility and others have not. AB - "The fight between North and South over intellectual property (IP) reached new heights in the 1990s. In one corner, large multinational companies and developed countries sought to protect their investments. Opposing them, developing countries argued for the time and scope to pursue development strategies unshackled by rules forged to bolster the competitiveness of richer countries. The result was the WTO's deeply contested Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). Widely resented by developing countries, TRIPS nonetheless permits them some hard-won flexibility. Puzzling, however, is why some developing countries have used that flexibility and others have not. T1 - The Implementation Game :The TRIPS agreement and the global politics of intellectual property reform in developing countries / AU - Deere, Carolyn, CN - K1401.A41994 ID - 24797 KW - Intellectual property (International law) KW - Foreign trade regulation. KW - Intellectual property KW - Intellectual property. KW - Foreign trade regulation KW - Propriété intellectuelle (Droit international) KW - Commerce extérieur SN - 9780199550616 TI - The Implementation Game :The TRIPS agreement and the global politics of intellectual property reform in developing countries / LK - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/wipo/detail.action?docID=415897 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/wipo/detail.action?docID=415897 ER -