Introduction: The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is essential for promoting trade in knowledge and innovation, resolving intellectual property trade disputes and ensuring the freedom of World Trade Organization (WTO) members to pursue their domestic objectives. The agreement formally recognises the importance of intellectual property and business relationships. What are intellectual property rights? “Intellectual property includes rights relating to literary, artistic and scientific works, discoveries in all fields of human endeavour, scientific progress, industrial design rights, trademarks, service marks and trade names and designations, protection against unfair competition,” states Article 2 of World Intellectual Property Organization…