WORLD TRADE WT/DS83/1
ORGANIZATION IP/D/9
21May1997
(97-2123)
Original: English
DENMARK -MEASURES AFFECTING THE ENFORCEMENT OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Request forConsultations bytheUnited States
Thefollowing communication, dated 14May1997, fromthePermanent Mission oftheUnited
States tothePermanent Mission ofDenmark andtotheDispute Settlement Body, iscirculated in
accordance withArticle 4.4oftheDSU.
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Myauthorities haveinstructed metorequest consultations withtheGovernment ofDenmark
pursuanttoArticle4oftheUnderstandingonRulesandProceduresGoverningtheSettlementofDisputes
(DSU)andArticle64oftheAgreementonTrade-RelatedAspectsofIntellectualPropertyRights(TRIPS)
(totheextent itincorporates byreference Article XXII oftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade
1994) regarding themaking available ofprovisional measures under Danish law.
TheTRIPS Agreement obligates allmembers oftheWorld Trade Organization tomake
provisional measures available inthecontext ofcivilproceedings involving intellectual property rights.
InlightofDenmark 'sstatus asadeveloped country, theTRIPS Agreement applied toiton1January
1996.
Denmark doesnotappear tomake available provisional measures inthecontext ofcivil
proceedings involving intellectual property rights. Assuch, Danish lawwould appear tobeinconsistent
withitsobligations under theTRIPS Agreement, including butnotnecessarily limited toTRIPS
Agreement Articles 50,63and65.
Welookforward toreceiving your reply tothepresent request andtofixing amutually
convenient dateforconsultations.