Week 28: Intellectual Property Rights II

Lectures and studies on the international intellectual property system, in particular the TRIPS agreement, and recent important developments of a legal and/or policy nature in the WTO, in other international fora, and in bilateral and plurilateral agreements. Discussions of prospects and future developments, such as patenting of life forms, patents and access to health, the disclosure of the source of traditional knowledge and genetic resources, the protection of test data, or the protection of geographical indications. Of special interest to all parties who work in or with intellectual property or competition law, as well as civil society groups who wish to deepen their understanding of intellectual property and its relation with health, development and environmental issues.