00782nam a2200109Ia 4500080001800000100002100018245009400039260002400133300001700157520047700174583002100651 a09.05.02 M235 aWatal, Jayashree aThe Making of the TRIPS agreement : personal insights from the Uruguay Round Negotiations bWTOaGenevaCHc2015 axxiv, 480 p. aTells the story of how balance was achieved in the negotiations. Shows that the text of the agreement was contructed from a brief negotiating mandate to a sophisticated and balanced agreement. Illustrates that large parts of the TRIPS text were developed through through the resolution of intra-North differences or through alliances that cut across North-South boundaries, including on copyright, patents, trade secrets, test data protection and geographical indications. c12/2/15kSANDRAW