Scholarship
Books, book chapters, and journal articles on the TRIPS Agreement and international intellectual property. Entries with an open-access or hosted version are linked directly.
The TRIPS Agreement: Drafting History and Analysis
5th edn. Sweet & Maxwell, 2021. (Previous editions: 1998, 2003, 2008, 2012)
Cited by the Supreme Court of the United States and Advocates General of the CJEU. See the book page for full reception details.International Intellectual Property: A Handbook of Contemporary Research
Edward Elgar, 2015. 482 p.
Intellectual Property, Trade and Development
2nd edn. Oxford University Press, 2014. 364 p.
L'Accord sur les ADPIC : Propriété intellectuelle à l'OMC
Larcier, 2010. 733 p. (In French)
International Intellectual Property: An Advanced Introduction
Forthcoming, Edward Elgar. With Prof. Susy Frankel.
TRIPS and the Tradification of Intellectual Property
In Routledge Handbook of International Economic Law (V. Vadi, ed.), Routledge, 2025. With Peter K. Yu.
Lessons from the TRIPS Waiver Debate
In Developments and Directions in Intellectual Property Law: 20 Years of the IPKat (H. Bosher & E. Rosati, eds.), Oxford University Press, 2023, pp. 173–208.
TRIPS Meets Big Data
In Big Data and Global Trade Law (M. Burri, ed.), Cambridge University Press, 2021, pp. 160–176.
Trademarks and the TRIPS Agreement
In Cambridge Handbook on International and Comparative Trademark Law (J.C. Ginsburg & I. Calboli, eds.), Cambridge University Press, 2020, pp. 27–45.
How Intellectual Property and Human Rights Can Live Together: An Updated Perspective
In Intellectual Property and Human Rights, 4th edn (P. Torremans, ed.), Wolters Kluwer, 2020, pp. 3–28.
The WIPO–WTO Relationship
In The First 50 Years of WIPO (S. Ricketson, ed.), Edward Elgar, 2020, pp. 227–242.
Does the WTO Appellate Body 'Make' IP Law?
In Intellectual Property and the Judiciary (Ch. Geiger, C.A. Nard & X. Seuba, eds.), Edward Elgar, 2018, pp. 494–516.
L'historique de l'Accord sur les ADPIC
In Le Droit de la Propriété Intellectuelle Lié au Commerce (Ch. Geiger, ed.), Lexis Nexis, 2017, pp. 1–30. (In French)
International Intellectual Property Rules and Parallel Importing
In Research Handbook on Exhaustion and Parallel Imports (I. Calboli & E. Lee, eds.), Edward Elgar, 2016, pp. 85–105. With Susy Frankel.
The WTO Appellate Body and the TRIPS Agreement
In The Global Community: Yearbook of International Law and Jurisprudence 2016 (G.Z. Capaldo, ed.), Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 225–242.
TRIPS, Trademarks, and Trademark Transactions
In The Law and Practice of Trademark Transactions (J. de Werra & I. Calboli, eds.), Edward Elgar, 2016, pp. 5–28.
The TRIPS Agreement and Climate Change
In Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Climate Change (J. Sarnoff, ed.), Edward Elgar, 2016, pp. 54–73.
Country Clubs, Empiricism, Blogs and Innovation: The Future of International IP Norm-Making in the Wake of ACTA
In Trade Governance in the Digital Age (M. Burri & Th. Cottier, eds.), Cambridge University Press, 2012, pp. 323–343.
The International Legal Framework of Border Measures in the Fight against Counterfeiting and Piracy
In Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights through Border Measures, 2nd edn (O. Vrins & M. Schneider, eds.), Oxford University Press, 2012, pp. 51–76.
The TRIPS Agreement
In Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law (R. Wolfrum, ed.), Oxford University Press, 2008–, online edition.
The TRIPS Agreement
In Encyclopedia of Law & Economics (A. Marciano, ed.), Springer, 2014. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_563-1.
TRIPS and Development
In The SAGE Handbook of Intellectual Property (D. Halbert & M. David, eds.), pp. 95–112.
TRIPS Articles 10; 63–71
In Concise International and European IP Law, 3rd edn (Th. Cottier & P. Véron, eds.), Kluwer Law International, 2015, pp. 41–44 and 179–198.
IP Calibration
In Intellectual Property, Trade and Development, 2nd edn (D. Gervais, ed.), Oxford University Press, 2014, pp. 86–114.
Patentability Criteria as TRIPS Flexibilities: The Examples of China and India
In Global Perspectives on Patent Law (M. Bagley & R. Okediji, eds.), Oxford University Press, 2014, pp. 541–570.
TRIPS 3.0
In The Development Agenda: Global Intellectual Property and Developing Countries (N.W. Netanel, ed.), Oxford University Press, 2009, pp. 51–75.
The TRIPS Agreement and the Doha Round: History and Impact on Development
In Intellectual Property and Information Wealth (P. Yu, ed.), Praeger, 2006, vol. 3, pp. 23–72.
The TRIPS Enforcement Provisions
In Concise Commentary of European Intellectual Property Law (Th. Dreier, Ch. Gielen & R. Hacon, eds.), Kluwer Law International, 2006.
The TRIPS Agreement
In Border Measures in the European Union (O. Vrins & M. Schneider, eds.), Oxford University Press, 2006, pp. 37–62.
The TRIPS Agreement and the Changing Landscape of International Intellectual Property
In Intellectual Property and TRIPS Compliance in China (P. Torremans et al., eds.), Edward Elgar, 2007, pp. 65–84.
Em busca de uma Norma Internacional para os Direitos de Autor: O 'Teste dos Três Passos Reversos'
In Propiedade Intelectual (E. Beas Rodrigues Jr & F. Polido, eds.), Elsevier, Rio de Janeiro, 2007, pp. 201–232. (In Portuguese; republication of article no. 3 below)
The Principle of Territoriality in International Intellectual Property Law and Its Implications for Global FRAND Rate-Setting
75(2) GRUR International 105–123 (February 2026).
TRIPS Pluralism
21 World Trade Review 185–216 (2021). Peer reviewed / open access.
Improving Access to Medicines in Low-Income Countries: A Review of Mechanisms
18(1–2) Journal of World Intellectual Property 1–28 (2015). With Cindy Bors, Andrew Christie & Ellen Wright Clayton.
The Three-Step Test Revisited: How to Use the Test's Flexibility in National Copyright Law
29(3) American University International Law Review 581–626 (2014). With Christophe Geiger & Martin Senftleben.
Translated into Japanese and republished at 49 Intellectual Property Law and Policy Journal 1–23 (2017).The Future of United States Copyright Formalities: Why We Should Prioritize Recordation, and How To Do It
28(3) Berkeley Technology Law Journal 1460–1496 (2013). With Dashiell Renaud.
TRIPS and Innovation: How Recent Developments Might Inform Canada's Foreign Technology Policy
29(1) Canadian Intellectual Property Review 141–162 (2013).
Plain Packaging and the Interpretation of the TRIPS Agreement
46(5) Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law 1149–1214 (2013). With Susy Frankel.
Plain Packaging and TRIPS: A Response to Professors Davison, Mitchell and Voon
23(2) Australian Intellectual Property Journal 68–95 (2013).
Challenges in Intellectual Property Governance: Providing the Right Incentives in the Quest for Global Innovation
4 Trade Law & Development 385 (2012).
The Google Book Settlement and the TRIPS Agreement
2011 Stanford Technology Law Review 1–11.
Towards a Flexible International Framework for the Protection of Geographical Indications
1(2) WIPO Journal 147–158 (2010). With Christophe Geiger, Norbert Olszak & Vincent Ruzek.
World Trade Organization Panel Report on China's Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
103(3) American Journal of International Law 549–554 (2009). International decision — on invitation.
Of Clusters and Assumptions: Innovation as Part of a Full TRIPS Implementation
77(5) Fordham Law Review 2353–2377 (2009).
The Changing Landscape of International Intellectual Property
2 Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 1–8 (2006).
Intellectual Property and Development: The State of Play
74 Fordham Law Review 505–535 (2005).
Traditional Knowledge & Intellectual Property: A TRIPS-Compatible Approach
2005 Michigan State Law Review 137–166.
International Intellectual Property and Development: A Roadmap to Balance?
2(4) Journal of Generic Medicines 327–334 (2005).
Spiritual but Not Intellectual? The Protection of Sacred Intangible Traditional Knowledge
11 Cardozo Journal of International & Comparative Law 467–495 (2003).
TRIPS, Doha & Traditional Knowledge: A Proposal
6(3) Journal of World Intellectual Property 403–419 (2003).
The Internationalization of Intellectual Property: New Challenges from the Very Old and the Very New
12(4) Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal 929–990 (2002).
The TRIPS Agreement After Seattle: Implementation and Dispute Settlement Issues
3 Journal of World Intellectual Property 509–523 (2000).
The TRIPS Agreement: Interpretation and Implementation
3 European Intellectual Property Review 156–162 (1999).