Global dimensions of intellectual property rights in science and technology / Office of International Affairs, National Research Council ; edited by Mitchel B. Wallerstein, Mary Ellen Mogee, Roberta A. Schoen.
Global dimensions of intellectual property rights in science and technology / Office of International Affairs, National Research Council ; edited by Mitchel B. Wallerstein, Mary Ellen Mogee, Roberta A. Schoen.
0309048338 9780309048330 0585028230 electronic book 9780585028231 electronic book
Alternate Call Number
F 630 WALL.G
Summary
Annotation This volume offers an update on current international intellectual property rights (IPRs) negotiations and includes case studies on software, computer chips, optoelectronics, and biotechnology. The volume covers these and other issues: (1) Modern economic theory as a basis for approaching international IPRs; (2) U.S. intellectual property practices versus those in Japan, India, the European Community, and the developing and the newly industrializing countries; (3) Pros and cons of a uniform international IPRs regime versus a system reflecting national differences. Index. Approx.
Note
"Based ... on the proceedings of the conference ... held at the National Academy of Sciences on January 8-9, 1992"--Page vii. Conferenza organizzata dall'Office of International Affairs, National research council, tenuta alla National academy of sciences, 8-9 gennaio 1992. Annotation This volume offers an update on current international intellectual property rights (IPRs) negotiations and includes case studies on software, computer chips, optoelectronics, and biotechnology. The volume covers these and other issues: (1) Modern economic theory as a basis for approaching international IPRs; (2) U.S. intellectual property practices versus those in Japan, India, the European Community, and the developing and the newly industrializing countries; (3) Pros and cons of a uniform international IPRs regime versus a system reflecting national differences. Index. Approx.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Intellectual property institutions and the panda's thumb : patents, copyrights, and trade secrets in economic theory and history / Paul A. David Why a uniform intellectual property system makes sense for the world / Robert W. Sherwood Harmonization versus differentiation in intellectual property right regimes / Claudio R. Frischtak Unauthorized use of intellectual property : effects on investment, technology transfer, and innovation / Edwin Mansfield Comparative national approaches to intellectual property rights : Japan / James E. Armstrong III The European Community / Bryan Harris India / Deepak Nayyar The newly industrializing economies / Carlos Alberto Primo Braga Update on international negotiations on intellectual property rights / Jacques J. Gorlin Trends in global science and technology and what they mean for intellectual property systems / John A. Armstrong.