Prof. Carlos Maria Correa is the Executive Director of the South Centre, an intergovernmental organization established in Geneva. He has been Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on Industrial Property and Economics (University of Buenos Aires), a visiting professor in post-graduate courses of several universities and consultant to UNCTAD, UNIDO, UNDP, WHO, FAO, IDB, INTAL, World Bank, SELA, ECLA, and other regional and international organizations.
Ultimately, does the book stand out among other commentaries of the TRIPS Agreement, such as the series by Nuno Pires de Carvalho or Daniel Gervais' book, now in its fifth edition? In my view, it clearly does: it is more compact than most of the other works, yet packs the same punch -- if not more -- because of Correa's authoritative and succinct writing style. Thus, Correa finds balance not just in his interpretation of the TRIPS Agreement, but also in how he expresses it: accessible, clear, and to-the-point. As such, I expect that it will be a valuable reference for practitioners and students. * LĀ“eon Dijkman, European Intellectual Property Review * Review from previous edition provides much valuable material to read and consider..a comprehensive and accessible analysis of TRIPs, taking in (i) examination of the rights and duties of WTO members in implementing it, (ii) a forward-looking analysis of the developments in digital copyright as well as (iii) discussion of TRIPs' crucial enforcement provisions well-written and helpfully-referenced work.. * Jeremy Phillips, www.ipkat.com *