This book provides practical commentary on the TRIPS agreement related to patents and test data. This fifth edition, in which the author has revised the entire text and updated various arguments, continues to articulate the specific steps that a government or a company must take, in a wide variety of possible contexts, to ensure that its patent-related obligations under TRIPS are met. This book is presented in an article-by-article format, following the TRIPS agreement itself as it relates to patents andtest data. In this way, the author?s incisive analysis covers every issue likely to arise in today?s patent and test data administrative and legal practice.
