The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) was established in 1994 as one of the pillars of the global trade regime which is enforced through the World Trade Organisation (WTO). TRIPs Agreement defines minimum standards of protection for Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in more than 171 WTO member states. Section Five of the Agreement is devoted to patents and states that inventions in all fields of technology should be patentable.