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Capitalizing on Geographical Indications
Marsha Cadogan PhD Candidate, Osgoode Hall Law School/ York University This article interrogates the linkages between development and conventional intellectual property rights in post-colonial societies and, situates an orientation towards agri-food based geographical indications as a feasible and pragmatic dimension to Jamaica’s intellectual property rights narrative. It analyzes the linkages between development and IPRs in post-colonial societies on the usage of a sui-generis based geographical indication system to re-orientate the conventional narrative associated with IPRs. The ?rst section provides an overview of the theoretical framework which is used to explicate my arguments. Development, Intellectual Property Rights and the Post-Colonial narrative Since the advent of TRIPS through the Uruguay Round Caribbean countries have either adopted or amended their intellectual property legislation to conform to TRIPS (Chimini, 2011). However in comparison to developing countries, there is an evident asymmetrical relationship in TRIPS compliance as developed countries are often not subjected to the same level of accountability for non-compliance with TRIPS. (WT/ DS290/R) Furthermore, key actors and states in the international fora have enabled the imposition of more robust forms of intellectual property rights in developing countries, through forum shifting – the use of regional and bilateral free trade agreements with accompanying lengthy and stringent IP enforcement provisions (Sell, 2008). Termed TRIPs-Plus because of their robust nature, they have negated many of the ?exibilities in TRIPS. In effect, developing countries such as the Caribbean are essentially protecting a for ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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