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... 3. Each
Member shall enter, upon request, into consultations with any other
Member which has cause to believe that an intellectual property right
owner that is a national or domiciliary of the Member to which the
request for consultations has been addressed is undertaking practices
in violation of the requesting Member's laws and regulations on the
subject matter of this Section, and which wishes to secure compliance
with such legislation, without prejudice to any action under the law
and to the full freedom of an ultimate decision of either Member.
The Member addressed shall accord full and sympathetic consideration
to, and shall afford adequate opportunity for, consultations with the
requesting Member, and shall cooperate through supply of publicly
available non-confidential information of relevance to the matter in
question and of other information available to the Member, subject to
domestic law and to the conclusion of mutually satisfactory
agreements concerning the safeguarding of its confidentiality by the
requesting Member. ...
ARTICLE-67: Technical Cooperation [go to this ARTICLE]
... Technical Cooperation ...
... In order
to facilitate the implementation of this Agreement, developed country
Members shall provide, on request and on mutually agreed terms and
conditions, technical and financial cooperation in favour of
developing and least-developed country Members. Such cooperation
shall include assistance in the preparation of laws and regulations
on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights as
well as on the prevention of their abuse, and shall include support
regarding the establishment or reinforcement of domestic offices and
agencies relevant to these matters, including the training of
personnel.
...
... In order
to facilitate the implementation of this Agreement, developed country
Members shall provide, on request and on mutually agreed terms and
conditions, technical and financial cooperation in favour of
developing and least-developed country Members. Such cooperation
shall include assistance in the preparation of laws and regulations
on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights as
well as on the prevention of their abuse, and shall include support
regarding the establishment or reinforcement of domestic offices and
agencies relevant to these matters, including the training of
personnel.
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... The
Council for TRIPS shall monitor the operation of this Agreement and,
in particular, Members' compliance with their obligations hereunder,
and shall afford Members the opportunity of consulting on matters
relating to the trade-related aspects of intellectual property
rights. It shall carry out such other responsibilities as assigned
to it by the Members, and it shall, in particular, provide any
assistance requested by them in the context of dispute settlement
procedures. In carrying out its functions, the Council for TRIPS may
consult with and seek information from any source it deems
appropriate. In consultation with WIPO, the Council shall seek to
establish, within one year of its first meeting, appropriate
arrangements for cooperation with bodies of that Organization. ...
... International Cooperation
...
... Members
agree to cooperate with each other with a view to eliminating
international trade in goods infringing intellectual property rights.
For this purpose, they shall establish and notify contact points in
their administrations and be ready to exchange information on trade
in infringing goods. They shall, in particular, promote the exchange
of information and cooperation between customs authorities with
regard to trade in counterfeit trademark goods and pirated copyright
goods.
...
... Members
agree to cooperate with each other with a view to eliminating
international trade in goods infringing intellectual property rights.
For this purpose, they shall establish and notify contact points in
their administrations and be ready to exchange information on trade
in infringing goods. They shall, in particular, promote the exchange
of information and cooperation between customs authorities with
regard to trade in counterfeit trademark goods and pirated copyright
goods.
...