Principle of TRIPS interpertation at dispute settlement understanding

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Assistant Professor, University of Teheran, Tehran, Iran

2 Ph.D Candidate, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

TRIPS agreement (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) is one of the binding agreements of World Trade Organization, upon the cases originate from that agreement also heared at Dispute Settlement understanding. One different character of TRIPS agreement is expressing minimum standards. The diverse explanation of its articles may lead to some controversy between members of World Trade Organization at intellectual properties issues. With regard to an important object of World Trade Organization to increase predictability of circumstances, recognizing the methods of interpretation at dispute settlement understanding can be beneficial for countries to whether provide comprehensive legal proviso’s or win lawsuits.

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