Title 5

Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3, patents shall be available for any inventions, whether products or processes, in all fields of…

A patent shall confer on its owner the following exclusive rights:

Members shall require that an applicant for a patent shall disclose the invention in a manner sufficiently clear and complete for the invention to be…

Members may provide limited exceptions to the exclusive rights conferred by a patent, provided that such exceptions do not unreasonably conflict with…

Where the law of a Member allows for other use2) "Other use" refers to use other than that allowed under Article 30.of the subject matter of a patent…

De verplichtingen van een exporterend lid volgens artikel 31, onder f, zijn niet van toepassing met betrekking tot het verlenen door dat lid van een…

An opportunity for judicial review of any decision to revoke or forfeit a patent shall be available.

The term of protection available shall not end before the expiration of a period of twenty years counted from the filing date.1) It is understood…

For the purposes of civil proceedings in respect of the infringement of the rights of the owner referred to in paragraph 1b) of Article 28, if the…

Members shall provide for criminal procedures and penalties to be applied at least in cases of wilful trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy on…

Members may require, as a condition of the acquisition or maintenance of the intellectual property rights provided for under Sections 2 through 6 of…

Laws and regulations, and final judicial decisions and administrative rulings of general application, made effective by a Member pertaining to the…

The provisions of Articles XXII and XXIII of GATT 1994 as elaborated and applied by the Dispute Settlement Understanding shall apply to consultations…

Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, no Member shall be obliged to apply the provisions of this Agreement before the expiry of a…

In view of the special needs and requirements of least-developed country Members, their economic, financial and administrative constraints, and their…

In order to facilitate the implementation of this Agreement, developed country Members shall provide, on request and on mutually agreed terms and…

The Council for TRIPS shall monitor the operation of this Agreement and, in particular, Members' compliance with their obligations hereunder, and…

Members agree to cooperate with each other with a view to eliminating international trade in goods infringing intellectual property rights. For this…

This Agreement does not give rise to obligations in respect of acts which occurred before the date of application of the Agreement for the Member in…

The Council for TRIPS shall review the implementation of this Agreement after the expiration of the transitional period referred to in paragraph 2 of…

Reservations may not be entered in respect of any of the provisions of this Agreement without the consent of the other Members.

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed: