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Davison, Mark --- "Plain packaging of tobacco products and the WTO challenge" [2016] ELECD 1288; in Alemanno, Alberto; Bonadio, Enrico (eds), "The New Intellectual Property of Health" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016) 163

Book Title: The New Intellectual Property of Health

Editor(s): Alemanno, Alberto; Bonadio, Enrico

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781784718787

Section: Chapter 6

Section Title: Plain packaging of tobacco products and the WTO challenge

Author(s): Davison, Mark

Number of pages: 21

Abstract/Description:

This chapter considers the nature of some of the claims against Australia’s plain packaging measure that allege contraventions of the Agreement Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). A decision of the Panel is not expected before the middle of 2016 and the submissions of the various parties are not currently public. The chapter therefore focuses on academic debate to date about the nature of plain packaging’s compatibility with TRIPS.