Oxford LibGuides: Intellectual Property Law: WIPO/WTO Dispute Resolution

WIPO, WTO and mechanisms for dispute resolution

WIPO is a United Nations agency which was founded in 1967. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.

WIPO Intellectual Property Handbook: Policy, Law and Use (2004)
Free download from official website. "This general reference work, published in 2004, covers all aspects of intellectual property (IP), including international treaties and conventions, the administration and enforcement of IP rights and WIPO's work in its Member States. Issues such as electronic commerce, biotechnology, traditional knowledge and management of copyright and related rights are also covered."
WIPO Lex Database search
Open Access."WIPO Lex provides free of charge access to legal information on intellectual property from around the world. Use WIPO Lex Database Search to access 49,000 legal documents in our Laws, Treaties and Judgments collections."
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(formerly CLEA: Collection of laws for electronic access)
WIPO publications collection: search screen
Open Access. "The WIPO publications collection features a wide range of knowledge products – from annual reports, economic research and statistical analysis to general guides, introductory overviews and practical manuals.
All our publications are open access, free to download, and offered in multiple languages. Search our collection of current titles here.

Research handbook on the World Intellectual Property Organization by edited by Sam Ricketson
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link
ISBN: 9781788977678
Publication Date: 2020

WIPO: Alternative Dispute Resolution
Part of official website "The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center is a neutral, international and non-profit dispute resolution provider that offers time- and cost-efficient alternative dispute resolution (ADR) options. WIPO mediation, arbitration, expedited arbitration, and expert determination enable private parties to efficiently settle their domestic or cross-border IP and technology disputes out of court. The WIPO Center is also the global leader in the provision of domain name dispute resolution services under the WIPO-designed UDRP."
WIPO: Domain Name Dispute Resolution
Section of official website
WIPO Mediation, Arbitration, Expedited Arbitration and Expert Determination Rules and Clauses
Brochure available as free pdf download from official website.

Guide to WIPO Arbitration. by Staff, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Call Number: Open access title available to download via title link
ISBN: 9789280531992
Publication Date: 2020
WIPO Mediation, Arbitration and Expedited Arbitration Rules and Clauses. by WIPO Staff
Call Number: Open access title available to download via title link
ISBN: 9789280534016
Publication Date: 2021

The World Trade Organization: a Very Short Introduction by Amrita Narlikar
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link
ISBN: 9780192806086
Publication Date: 2005-11-03
Print copy available in the Social Science Library at HF1385.NAR 2005 if preferred

WTO's official website
"The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible."
WTO's Legal Texts
"the body of WTO agreements that collectively form the legal framework of the WTO."
WTO's Documents and Resources
Section of official WTO website which provides "access to the official documents of the WTO's councils and committees as well as to a range of other resources, such as trade statistics, economic research, WTO publications, videos, audio and photos. ..."

WTO Dispute Settlement: Find the Dispute
Section of official WTO website "This page is designed to help you find and follow disputes meeting criteria that you specify. Use one or more of the drop-down menus below to specify search criteria, then click “search”. You will be presented with a list of disputes matching your criteria.
You can then create email alerts to notify you when new documents are circulated for these disputes.

You can also save your search. It will then appear in myWTO disputes, where you can view the search results, or edit or delete the search"
WTO Negotiations to improve dispute settlement procedures
Official website.
WTO: Chronological list of disputes cases
Official website.

WTO dispute settlement system : one-page case summaries are on the Ground Floor in Official Papers at O.WTO/+year published eg O.WTO/2012(2)