Sinjela, Mpazi Keywords: Developing countries | Patents | Trademarks | Copyright law | New varieties of plants | Traditional knowledge | Intellectual property | International trade | Foreign direct investment | Economic development | Mots clefs: ABSTRACT Intellectual property, through its different branches, is a promoter of wealth creation for national development, especially for developing countries. Intellectual property is to be understood as a tool for all kinds of development and an important tool for the acquisition of techn…

J. Davey, William Keywords: World Trade Organization | International trade | Equality | Most-favoured-nation clause | National treatment | General exceptions | Judicial settlement of international disputes | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade | Mots clefs: Organisation mondiale du commerce | Commerce international | Egalité | Clause de la nation la plus favorisée | Traitement national | Exceptions générales | Règlement judiciaire des différends internationaux | Accord général sur les tarifs douaniers et le commerce | ABSTRACT This lecture first introduces both the Wor…