This book looks at the development of intellectual property rights in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, in the context of their WTO memberships and consequent compliance with the TRIPS Agreement.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references, bibliography (pages 331-345) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. "Infidels at the gates" - introduction and context; 2. " The golden thread that binds" - the Shariab and intellectual property protection; 3. Pre-TRIPS and intellectual property protection in the Gulf States; 4. TRIPS and the nature of compliance by the Gulf States; 5. Post-TRIPS and the enforcement dichotomy; 6. TRIPS-plus and "raising the bar"; 7. TRIPS-minus and protection still pending; 8. TRIPS anew - Insha"allah.
Infidels at the gates : introduction and context The golden thread that binds : the Shariah and intellectual property protection Pre-TRIPS and intellectual property protection in the Gulf states TRIPS and the nature of compliance by the Gulf states Post-TRIPS and the enforcement dichotomy TRIPS-plus and 'raising the bar' TRIPS-minus and protection still pending TRIPS anew : Insha'allah.
Series
Routledge-Cavendish research in intellectual property.