"There is a fast-growing need in many countries, in particular in the developing world, to come to a greater understanding of the links between intellectual property, trade rules and economic and social development and to find new ways of implementing intellectual property rules and optimizing their effects. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the latest legal, economic, political and social research and advanced current thinking on the relationship between intellectual property and trade and development. The first part of the book will cover the theoretical basis of the connections between intellectual property, trade and development. It will then go on to provide the reader with options as to how intellectual property rules can be incorporated in the local legal framework and how the positive impact of intellectual property standards can be maximized while minimizing welfare costs. This will include implementation strategies for TRIPS and TRIPS Plus norms, and also the use of measures outside the traditional scope of intellectual property norms. These measures will range from education to the establishment or enhancement of a solid industrial and research base, to fighting pandemics such as HIV/AIDS. Possible economic strategies and proposals are also offered on the protection of traditional knowledge and indigenous resources."--Publisher's website.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
TRIPS and development / Daniel Gervais The international intellectual property system : treaties, norms, national courts, and private ordering / Graeme Dinwoodie Economic growth and intellectual property rights protection : a reassessment of the conventional wisdom / Robert Ostergard Intellectual property treaties and development / Anselm Kamperman Sanders Intellectual property, economic development, and the China puzzle / Peter Yu TRIPS and TRIPS plus protection and impacts in Latin America / Carlos Correa TRIPS and TRIPS plus impacts in Africa / Ikechi Mgbeoji Trademark policy : the case of Arab countries / Amir Khoury Intellectual property, trade, and development : a view from the United States / Jean R. Homere The limits of development strategies at the intersection of intellectual property and human rights / Ruth Okediji A networked responsive regulatory approach to protecting traditional knowledge / Peter Drahos Intellectual property intersections with trade and labor rules : rethinking domestic and international strategies to promote biodiversity following the NAFTA corn example / Chantal Thomas Harmonization without consensus : critical reflections on drafting a substantive patent law treaty / Jerome Reichman and Rochelle Dreyfuss Substantial equality in international intellectual property norm-setting and interpretation / Margaret Chon.