Common use of Nature and Scope of Obligations Clause in Contracts

Nature and Scope of Obligations. 1. The Parties shall ensure the adequate and effective implementation of the international treaties dealing with intellectual property to which they are parties including the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement). The provisions of this Chapter shall complement and further specify the rights and obligations between the Parties under the TRIPS Agreement and other international treaties in the field of intellectual property. 2. For the purposes of this Agreement, the expression ‘intellectual property' refers at least to all categories of intellectual property that are covered by Articles 153 to 189 of this Agreement. 3. Protection of intellectual property includes protection against unfair competition as referred to in Article 10bis of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 1967 (Paris Convention).

Nature and Scope of Obligations. 1. The Parties shall ensure the adequate and effective implementation of the international treaties agreements dealing with intellectual property to which they are parties parties, including the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (‘the TRIPS Agreement’). The provisions of this Chapter shall complement and further specify the rights and obligations between the Parties under the TRIPS Agreement and other international treaties agreements in the field of intellectual property. 2. For the purposes of this Agreement, the expression ‘"intellectual property' " refers at least to all categories of intellectual property that are covered by Articles 153 280 to 189 317 of this Agreement. 3. Protection of intellectual property includes protection against unfair competition as referred to in Article 10bis of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 1967 ("the Paris Convention").