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as follows: ...
ARTICLE-24: International Negotiations; Exceptions [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Members
agree to enter into negotiations aimed at increasing the protection
of individual geographical indications under Article 23. The
provisions of paragraphs 4 through 8 below shall not be used by
a Member to refuse to conduct negotiations or to conclude bilateral
or multilateral agreements. In the context of such negotiations,
Members shall be willing to consider the continued applicability of
these provisions to individual geographical indications whose use was
the subject of such negotiations. ...
... 2. The
Council for TRIPS shall keep under review the application of the
provisions of this Section; the first such review shall take place
within two years of the entry into force of the WTO Agreement. Any
matter affecting the compliance with the obligations under these
provisions may be drawn to the attention of the Council, which, at
the request of a Member, shall consult with any Member or Members in
respect of such matter in respect of which it has not been possible
to find a satisfactory solution through bilateral or plurilateral
consultations between the Members concerned. The Council shall take
such action as may be agreed to facilitate the operation and further
the objectives of this Section. ...
ARTICLE-35: Relation to the IPIC Treaty [go to this ARTICLE]
... Members
agree to provide protection to the layout-designs (topographies) of
integrated circuits (referred to in this Agreement as
"layout-designs") in accordance with Articles 2
through 7 (other than paragraph 3 of Article 6), Article 12
and paragraph 3 of Article 16 of the Treaty on Intellectual
Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits and, in addition, to
comply with the following provisions. ...
... 1. Members
agree that some licensing practices or conditions pertaining to
intellectual property rights which restrain competition may have
adverse effects on trade and may impede the transfer and
dissemination of technology. ...
ARTICLE-67: Technical Cooperation [go to this ARTICLE]
... In order
to facilitate the implementation of this Agreement, developed country
Members shall provide, on request and on mutually agreed terms and
conditions, technical and financial cooperation in favour of
developing and least-developed country Members. Such cooperation
shall include assistance in the preparation of laws and regulations
on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights as
well as on the prevention of their abuse, and shall include support
regarding the establishment or reinforcement of domestic offices and
agencies relevant to these matters, including the training of
personnel.
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... Members
agree to cooperate with each other with a view to eliminating
international trade in goods infringing intellectual property rights.
For this purpose, they shall establish and notify contact points in
their administrations and be ready to exchange information on trade
in infringing goods. They shall, in particular, promote the exchange
of information and cooperation between customs authorities with
regard to trade in counterfeit trademark goods and pirated copyright
goods.
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