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Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

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Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

Also known as the TRIPS Agreement.
Annex 15 to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization.
From the World Trade Organization.

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Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights


signed at Marrakesh on April 15, 1994


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