@article{24528,
      note = {At head of title: Aspen Publishers.},
      author = {Abbott, Frederick M., and Cottier, Thomas, and Gurry,  Francis,},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/24528},
      title = {International intellectual property in an integrated world  economy /},
      abstract = {International Intellectual Property in an Integrated World  Economy provides students with a comprehensive introduction  to the global system regulating intellectual property  rights. The authors use meticulously selected case  decisions from different national, regional, and  multilateral courts and dispute settlement bodies to  illustrate the application of legal principles, as well as  to introduce the impact the treatment of intellectual  property rights may have on a range of social and economic  interests.  This outstanding text recognizes that students  today need to understand intellectual property concepts in  the context of a global economy. This unique teaching tool:  explores the technical aspects of intellectual property  rights practice and the context in which decisions are made  and carried out explicitly addresses the importance of  technology developments for intellectual property,  including how the international intellectual property  system may be adapting to pressures for change explains the  roles of various multilateral organizations in the  regulation of intellectual property rights, including the  World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the  World Trade Organization (WTO), and how other regulating  organizations, such as the Food and Agriculture  Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO), are  involved analyzes the role of regional organizations such  as the European Union (EU), the European Patent Office  (EPO), and the African Regional Intellectual Property  Organization (ARIPO), as well as explaining the network of  multilateral and regional trade agreements within the  intellectual property rights system, and the mechanisms for  the implementation of those agreements Provides important  tools for future employment in a variety of public  settings},
      recid = {24528},
      pages = {xxix, 683 pages ;},
}