17 June 2013Copyright

LDCs get more time for TRIPS compliance

So-called ‘least-developed countries’ (LDCs) will have at least eight more years to achieve full compliance with the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement, after the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to an extension.

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