The present book is a humble endeavour made by the author to explore and bring to the fore various implications of Intellectual Property Rights which are in conformity with TRIPS Agreement in developing countries in general and India in particular. It has addressed various concerns of developing countries which must be taken into consideration taking into account their unique socio and economic paradigm. This book has coalesced heterogeneous elements of TRIPS, IPR, Sustainable Human Development and public interest into a perfect synthetic whole. This book also reviews some of the seminal impacts of the TRIPS Agreement on issues such as innovation, dissemination of technology, access to health care, development and use of biotechnology, and functionalism of multilateral environmental agreements, with special reference to Convention on Biological Diversity.
Comprehensive in its coverage, the book deals with a wide gamut of topics which include:
·      Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
·      Intellectual Property Rights & Technology Transfer
·      Public Health Issues and TRIPS
·      TRIPS’ Patent Regime
·      Copyright and Trade Marks provision of TRIPS
·      TRIPS and Indian Agriculture and Genetic Resources
·      Geographical Indications, Traditional Knowledge and TRIPS Agreement