Topic 9. WTO and recognition of intellectual property rights

Topic 1. Functions of WTO law

Globalization and the role of WTO law. Providing forum for negotiations. Simplification of trade procedures. The liberalization of international trade. Other functions of the WTO law. Ensuring of equality in trade.

Topic 2. History of the WTO

The history of the WTO. Negotiations in GATT and WTO.

Topic 3. Principles of WTO

1. The principle of MFN treatment. The principle of national treatment. Non-discrimination.

2. The principle of transparency. The principle of the prohibition of quantitative restrictions. The principle of reciprocity and WTO law. The principle of constancy of national legislation. Other principles of WTO.

Topic 4. The main provisions of the GATT

1. Import duties as a trade barrier. Tariff binding: procedure and legal implications.

2. Distortion of trade. Non-tariff barriers. Tariff quotas. Quantitative restrictions. Custom tariffs. Customs fees. Customs valuation rules.

3. Rules of transit. Reciprocity in the WTO. The legal regime of preferences for developing countries in the WTO system. Economic integration and WTO law.

Topic 5. Trade in services

Market access for services. Classification of services. Qualifications of service providers. MFN principle for services. Preferential treatment. Commitments on market access and national treatment. GATS provisions on domestic regulation. GATS provisions on monopolies and exclusive service suppliers. The services provided in the exercise of state power. Specific commitments under the GATS. GATS annexes on banking services and on telecommunications services.

Topic 6. Associated agreements

TRIMS. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade. Agreement on Customs Valuation. Preshipment Inspection. Rules of Origin. Import Licensing. Other associated agreements.

Topic 7. WTO and regulation in the agricultural sphere.

Non-tariff barriers in agriculture. Monetarisation of non-tariff barriers in agriculture. WTO Agreement on Agriculture. Agreement on the Application of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

Topic 8. WTO and combating unfair commercial practices

The concept of "normal value". Dumping margin. The anti-dumping investigation. The application of anti-dumping measures. Definition of a subsidy. Classification of subsidies. Anti-subsidy investigation. The application of countervailing measures.

Topic 9. WTO and recognition of intellectual property rights

Structure of the TRIPS agreement. Property rights of the author. Moral rights of the author. Related rights - the concept and requirements. TRIPS requirements on trademarks. Rules on industrial designs. Criteria of patentability. Layout designs of integrated circuits.

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