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Resource Book on TRIPS and Development
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The Resource Book on TRIPS and Development gives guidance on the implications of specific issues and on the options available. Currently the Resource Book is being compiled by a groups of international experts on the TRIPS Agreement.

Policy Discussion Paper
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The UNCTAD-ICTSD Policy Discussion Paper 'Intellectual Property Rights: Implications for Development' is intended to contribute to a better understanding of the key policy issues raised by intellectual property rights (IPRs) and their impact on economic development, poverty alleviation and sustainable human environment.

Regional Research Agenda
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Issue Papers
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• NEW: Innovation and Technology Transfer to Address Climate Change: Lessons from the Global Debate on Intellectual Property and Public Health
  Issue Paper No. 24, by Frederick M. Abbott, 2009.
  

• NEW: Technology Transfer in the TRIPS Age: The Need for New Types of Partnerships between the Least Developed and Most Advanced Economies
  Issue Paper No. 23, by Dominique Foray, 2009.

• NEW: The Global Debate on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights and Developing Countries
  Issue Paper No. 22, by Carsten Fink and Carlos Correa, 2009.
  

• Intellectual Property and Competition Law: Exploring Some Issues of Relevance to Developing Countries Issue Paper No. 21, by Carlos M. Correa, 2007.
  
  
• Intellentual Property Provisions in European Union Trade Agreements: Implications for Developing Countries (français)
  Issue Paper No. 20, by Maximiliano Santa-Cruz S., 2007.
  
  
• Maintaining Policy Space for Development: A Case Study on IP Technical Assistance in FTAs
  Issue Paper No. 19, by Pedro Roffe, David Vivas-Eugui and Gina Vea, 2007.
  
  
• New Trends in Technology Transfer: Implications for National and International Policy
  Issue Paper No. 18, by John H. Barton, 2007.
  
  
• Exceptions to Patent Rights in Developing Countries
  Issue Paper No. 17, by Christopher Garrison, 2006.
  
  
• Protecting Traditional Knowledge: Pathways to the Future
  Issue Paper No.16, by Graham Dutfield, 2006.
  
  
• The International Copyright System: Limitations, Exceptions and Public Interest Considerations for Developing Countries in the Digital Environment (français)
  Issue Paper No. 15, by Ruth Okediji, 2006.
  
  
• Intellectual Property and Economic Development: What Technical Assistance to Redress the Balance in Favour of Developing Nations?
  Issue Paper No. 14, by Michel Kostecki 2006.
  
  
• Utility Models and Innovation in Developing Countries
  Issue Paper No. 13, by Uma Suthersanen 2006.
  
• Intellectual Property Provisions of Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements in Light of U.S. Federal Law
  Issue Paper No. 12, by Frederick M. Abbott, 2006.
  
  
• Technical Assistance for the Formulation and Implementation of Intellectual Property Policy in Developing Countries and Transition Economies
  Issue Paper No. 11, by Tom Pengelly, 2005.
  
  
• Intellectual Property and Computer Software, A Battle of Competing Use and Access Visions for Countries of the South
  Issue Paper No. 10, by Alan Story, 2004.
  
  
• Development in the Information Age: Issues in the Regulation of Intellectual Property Rights, Computer Software and Electronic Commerce
  Issue Paper No. 9, by Ruth L. Okediji, 2004.
  
  
• The Socio-Economics of Geographical Indications, A Review of Empirical Evidence from Europe
  Issue Paper No. 8, by Dwijen Rangnekar, 2004.
  
  
• Encouraging International Technology Transfer
  Issue Paper No. 7, by Keith E. Maskus, 2004.
  
  
• Nutrition and Technology Transfer Policies
  Issue Paper No. 6, by John H. Barton, 2004.
  
  
• Non-Voluntary Licensing of Patented Inventions : Historical Perspective, Legal Framework under TRIPS, and an Overview of the Practice in Canada and the United States of America
  Issue paper No.5, by Jerome H. Reichman and Catherine Hasenzahl, 2003.
  
  
• Geographical Indications: A Review of Proposals at the TRIPS Council, Extending Article 23 to Products other than Wines and Spirit
  Issue paper No.4, by Dwijen Rangnekar, 2003.
  
  
• Indicators of the relative importance of IPRs in developing countries
  Issue paper No.3, by Sanjaya Lall, with the collaboration of Manuel Albaladejo, 2003.
  
  
• Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Rights: Lessons from Korea's Experience
  Issue paper No.2, by Linsu Kim, 2003.
  
  

• Protecting Traditional Knowledge and Folklore: A review of progress in diplomacy and policy formulation
  Issue paper No.1, by Graham Dutfield, 2003.

  Policy Briefs

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• NEW: Negotiating Trade, Innovation and Intellectual Property: Lessons from the CARIFORUM EPA Experience from a Negotiator’s Perspective By Malcom Spence September 2009 (Find here: Short introduction)
  Policy Brief No. 4, September 2009.

• NEW: Addressing the Interface Between Patents and Technical Standards in Technical Trade Discussions
  Policy Brief No. 3, February 2009.
  

• NEW: Does TRIPS Art. 66.2 Encourage Technology Transfer to The LDCs?: An Analysis of Country Submissions to the TRIPS Council (1999-2007)
  By Suerie Moon. Policy Brief No. 2, December 2008.

• NEW: A2K and the WIPO Development Agenda: Time to List the "Public Domain"
  By Dr. Uma Suthersanen. Policy Brief No. 1, December 2008.

• Inventory of Relevant International Negotiations, Activities and Processes on Intellectual Property,
  by David Vivas Eugui, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), July 2002.
  
  
• Literature survey on intellectual property rights and sustainable human development,
  selected and compiled by Graham Dutfield, April 2003.