World Trade Organization (WTO)

World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994)

Date of entry into force of original text:	1995
Date of Text (Adopted):	April 15, 1994
Subject Matter:	Competition, Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Geographical Indications, Industrial Designs, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Other, Patents (Inventions), Plant Variety Protection, Trade Names, Trademarks, Transfer of Technology, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Utility Models
Notes:	Date of entry into force: See Article 65. "This Agreement constitues Annex 1C of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (hereinafter referred to as the "WTO Agreement"), which was concluded on April 15, 1994, and entered into force on January 1, 1995. The TRIPS Agreement binds all Members of the WTO (see Article II.2 of the WTO Agreement)."
Available Texts:
English	World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) Certified copy (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
French	Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) - Accord sur les aspects des droits de propriété intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce (Accord sur les ADPIC) [1994] (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
WIPO Lex No.:	WT001