Rather suddenly (since 1990 or so), intellectual property rights have asserted their legal presence in countries throughout Asia. However, even though the TRIPs agreement has in many cases been the catalyst their legal framework has come with complex, inescapable influences from Asian history, including religious factors, traditional bureaucracies, and the heritage of colonialism and communism. More often than not, it is these distinct cultural aspects that continue to raise difficulties for business people and their counsel as they seek to protect their intellectual property rights in these vibrant growing markets. This text presents a country-by-country survey of the essentials of intellectual property law in the developed and developing nations of eastern and southern Asia.
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Intellectual property rights in Asia / Christopher Heath Legal culture and history of law in Asia / Christoph Antons China / Thomas Pattloch Taiwan / John Eastwood, Eve Chen, Li-Daeh Weng Hong Kong / Gabriela Kennedy Macao / Gonçalo Cabral Japan / Christopher Heath Korea / Byung-Il Kim The harmonisation of intellectual property rights in ASEAN / Weerawit Weeraworawit Vietnam / Christopher Heath Singapore / Ng-Loy Wee Loon Malaysia / Darryl Goon Thailand / Jakkrit Kuanpoth The Philippines / Alex Ferdinand Fider Indonesia / Christoph Antons India / Sonia Baldia Websites and other references / Thomas Pattloch, Maria Cristina Caldarola.