Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2

Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation (Main laws and regulations must be notified in a WTO language (English, French or Spanish). Where an authentic national text of a law or regulation is not available in a WTO language, the authentic text of that law or regulation in a national language shall be notified, in addition to the translation into a WTO language.)

Other law or regulation (Other laws and regulations can be notified in a Member's national language)

6. Brief description

The United States does not have specialized laws and regulations pertaining to the subject of intellectual property and the control of anticompetitive practices. General Federal antitrust provisions that may be relevant to this issue and the subject matter of Article 40 of the TRIPS Agreement are found in Title 15 of the United States Code, in Chapter 1 (Monopolies and Combinations in Restraint of Trade), Chapter 2 (Federal Trade Commission; Promotion of Export Trade and Prevention of Unfair Methods of Competition) and Chapter 88 (International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance).

7. Date of entry into force

Date of entry into force (DD/MM/YYYY)

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8. Other date

Adoption, or

Enactment, or

Publication, or

Issuance by legislature or executive

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Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2 - View details of the document

Main information

1. Notifying Member

2. Subject matter

3. Notification status

4. Title of law or regulation

5. Nature of notification

6. Brief description

7. Date of entry into force

8. Other date

9. Other information (if applicable)

10. Contact information of agency or authority responsible

11. Link to Legal text

12. Notes