7th August 2008
Post-mortem for the Geneva Mini-Ministerial: Where does TRIPS go from here?
Post Mortem for the Geneva Mini Ministerial Where Does TRIPs Go From Here
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Disagreement over TRIPS issues did not cause the “collapse” on July 29, 2008 of the Mini-Ministerial talks at the WTO. Because the talks foundered for other reasons, we do not know what “might have happened” on the TRIPS front had typical pressures associated with reaching a package conclusion been brought to bear. Continuing strong disagreement over the substantive issues in TRIPS channeled Mini-Ministerial talks on IP-related issues toward the “process” through which an agreement might be reached.
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