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Intellectual Property

Root symbols in the Intellectual Property collection

IP/...Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
minutesof regular meetings of the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights are circulated in the IP/C/M/... series and remain restricted for a maximum period of 45 days;
notificationsare issued in the IP/N/... series and are ascribed a NUMBER code to indicate the article of the agreement under which the notification is being made, a LETTER code according to their subject coverage and an ISO country code to identify the notifying MEMBER;
requests for consultationsare circulated in the IP/D/... series;
questions and responsesconcerning notifications to the Secretariat are circulated in the IP/Q... series and may be coded by LETTER according to their subject coverage and also ascribed an ISO country code to identify the notifying MEMBER;
annual reportsof the Council are circulated in the IP/C/... series;
Reports and Reviews submitted under Decisions of the CouncilThe IP/C/R/[MEMBER]/- series comprises reports and reviews submitted by individual Members to the TRIPS Council from 2020 onwards. Prior to 2020, such documents were circulated in the IP/C/W/- series.
working documentsare issued in the IP/C/W/... series and may be restricted for a period of 60 days, with the possibility of a single 30 day extension of the period of restriction.

Root symbols in the Trade Negotiations collection

TN/IP/...Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights in Special Session
minutesof regular meetings of the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights in Special Session are circulated in the TN/IP/M/... series and remain restricted for a maximum period of 45 days;
reportsof the Council in Special Session are circulated in the TN/IP/... series;
working documentsof the Council in Special Session are issued in the TN/IP/W/... series and may be restricted for a period of 60 days, with the possibility of a single 30 day extension of the period of restriction.