Abbreviations and Acronyms

Authors and Conference Participants

Preface

Intellectual Property: Trade, Competition, and Sustainable Development - An Overview / Thomas Cottier Petros C. Mavroidis

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From Negative to Positive Integration in the WTO: The TRIPS Agreement and the WTO Constitution / Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann

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The Triangle of TRIPs, GATT and GATS / William J. Davey Werner Zdouc

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Comments on the Paper Presented by Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann / Jacques H. J. Bourgeois

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Comments on the Paper Presented by William J. Davey and Werner Zdouc / Jacques H. J. Bourgeois

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Comments on the Papers Presented by Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann and William J. Davey/Werner Zdouc / Robert Howse

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The First Five Years (1995-1999): Implementing and Enforcing TRIPs Obligations / Adrian Otten

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The TRIPs Agreement Comes of Age: Conflict or Cooperation in the Post-Transitional Phase? / Jerome H. Reichman

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Comments on the Papers Presented by Adrian Otten and Jerome H. Reichman / Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer

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Parallel Imports, Free Movement and Competition Rules: The European Experience and Perspective / Paul Demaret Inge Govaere

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Political Economy of the U.S. Parallel Trade Experience: Toward a More Thoughtful Policy / Frederick M. Abbott

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Issues Regarding Parallel Importation of Trademarked and Patented Products and Competition Policy in Japan / Mitsuo Matsushita

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Parallel Imports and IPR-Based Dominant Positions: Where Do India's Interests Lie? / Jayashree Watal

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Parallel Imports into Switzerland - A Spot of Global Free Trade amidst Fortress Europe? / Ingo Meitinger

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Where Should WTO Law Go on the Exhaustion of Intellectual Property Rights? / Marco C. E. J. Bronckers

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Intellectual Property Rights, Competition Policy and International Trade: Reflections on the Work of the WTO Working Group on the Interaction between Trade and Competition Policy (1996-1999) / Robert D. Anderson

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A Short Note on Competition Rules in the WTO / David Palmeter

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Roundtable Discussion on Parts I and II

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Intellectual Property, Biotechnology, and International Trade: Two Examples / John H. Barton

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Which Rules in World Trade Law - Patents or Plant Variety Protection? / Margaret Llewelyn

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Patenting of Life Forms - The European Experience and Perspectives / Joseph Straus

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Elements for the Protection of Farmers' Plant Varieties / Carlos M. Correa

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Conserving Biodiversity and Rewarding Associated Knowledge and Innovation Systems: Honey Bee Perspective / Anil K. Gupta

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Technology Transfer in Agricultural Biotechnology: The Developing Country Perspective / Carsten Fink Carlos A. Primo Braga

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Comments on the Papers Presented by Anil K. Gupta and Carsten Fink/Carlos A. Primo Braga / Jean-Marie Grether Jaime de Melo

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Management of Plant Genetic Resources in the CGIAR: Problems, Prospects and the Quest for Equity / Geoffrey Hawtin

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Major Legal Regimes Affecting Plant Genetic Resources (PGR): The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the International Undertaking (IU) and the TRIPs Agreement / Susan H. Bragdon

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The Concept of Farmers' Rights, the Role of FAO and the TRIPs Agreement / Martin A. Girsberger

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Incentives to Bring about Conservation and Sustainable Use of Genetic Resources in the Framework of the World Trade Order / Susette Biber-Klemm

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Comment: Some Thoughts on Managing the Interface between Intellectual Property, Genetic Engineering and Sustainable Development / Mary E. Footer

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Comments on the Papers Presented by Geoffrey Hawtin, Susan H. Bragdon, Martin A. Girsberger, and Joseph Straus / Reinhard Quick

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What Is the Future Role for the CBD in the Preservation of Plant Genetic Resources and Biological Diversity: A Plea for Policy Coherence / Christoph Bail

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Roundtable Discussion on Part III

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Conclusions / Thomas Cottier Petros C. Mavroidis

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The Legal Texts

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