Science and Development Network
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List of terms for Intellectual property
Developing countries are increasingly recognising the importance of science in developing their economies, and the challenges that entails.
The World Trade Organisation, the successor to the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs, whose members have agreed to comply with the terms of the Agreement on Trade-related Aspect of Intellectual Property Rights, or TRIPS (see above).