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... (d) the provision of effective and expeditious procedures for the
multilateral prevention and settlement of disputes between
governments; and ...
... Recognizing
the need for a multilateral framework of principles, rules and
disciplines dealing with international trade in counterfeit goods; ...
... Emphasizing
the importance of reducing tensions by reaching strengthened
commitments to resolve disputes on trade-related intellectual
property issues through multilateral procedures; ...
ARTICLE-5: Multilateral Agreements on Acquisition or [go to this ARTICLE]
... Multilateral Agreements on Acquisition or ...
... The
obligations under Articles 3 and 4 do not apply to procedures
provided in multilateral agreements concluded under the auspices of
WIPO relating to the acquisition or maintenance of intellectual
property rights. ...
... 4. In
order to facilitate the protection of geographical indications for
wines, negotiations shall be undertaken in the Council for TRIPS
concerning the establishment of a multilateral system of notification
and registration of geographical indications for wines eligible for
protection in those Members participating in the system. ...
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. Amendments
merely serving the purpose of adjusting to higher levels of
protection of intellectual property rights achieved, and in force, in
other multilateral agreements and accepted under those agreements by
all Members of the WTO may be referred to the Ministerial Conference
for action in accordance with paragraph 6 of Article X of the
WTO Agreement on the basis of a consensus proposal from the Council
for TRIPS.
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