Patent Law and TRIPS: Refining the Patent Law of Iraq to Ensure Compliance with TRIPS

Currently Iraq is not one of the members of the TRIPS Agreement, but in the accession process since 2004. Therefore, Iraqi Patent and Industrial Design Law No. 65 of 1970 has to be aligned with the TRIPS Agreement in order to fulfill the accession requirements. Hence, this research is comprised of legal comparative and analytical study to the significant provisions of the Iraqi Patent and Industrial Design Law No. 65 of 1970, before and after amendments among themselves and in comparison, to the provisions of the TRIPS Agreement. In this context the research finds out that the law No. 65 of 1970 through its amendments has attempted to conform to the TRIPS Agreement. Nevertheless, the research concludes that the Iraqi patent law needs further amendments in order to benefit from all the flexibilities that offered by the TRIPS Agreement to the member countries

Scientific Areas and Scientific Disciplines in the Bulgarian Legislation

Description: Review of Bulgarian legal framework of the classification of scientific areas and scientific disciplines into a 2019. The lack of symmetry and coherence between the various legal acts has been demonstrated. Presentation: lecture-speech. Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication, 2018-2019.   Keywords: Elon Musk; classification of science; hierarchy of the sciences; scientific frontiers; branches of science; scientific fields of study; scientific areas; scientific disciplines; scientific controversies; thematic scientific areas; areas for academic research; Bulgarian legislation in the area of science; Bulgarian Science; legal framework; Bulgarian Legislation; Bulgaria</p