The Trips Regime of Trademarks and Designs

The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (the TRIPSAgreement), which constitutes Annex 1C of the Agreement Establishing the World TradeOrganization (WTO), is undoubtedly the most comprehensive international agreementon intellectual property protection ever established. This incomparable book, recognizedsince its first edition as the preeminent work on its subject, thoroughly and expertly examinesthe intricacies of the TRIPS provisions concerning trademarks and industrial designs.It is organized as a paragraph-by-paragraph annotated text of the Agreement, with detailedcommentary not only on the articles specifically dealing with industrial property buton every clause in the Agreement that could affect the protection of trademarks and/ordesigns.