@article{25579,
      author = {Meléndez-Ortiz, Ricardo., and Abdel Latif, A.;},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/25579},
      title = {Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development :  Development Agendas in a Changing World.},
      abstract = {Intellectual property (IP) has gained an unprecedented  importance in the new world of globalization and the  knowledge economy. However, experience, as well as cyclical  attitudes toward IP, show that there is no universal model  of IP protection.  This comprehensive book considers new  and emerging IP issues from a development perspective,  examining recent trends and developments in this area.  Presenting an overview of the IP landscape in general, the  contributing authors subsequently narrow their focus,  providing wide-ranging case studies from countries across  Africa, Asia and Latin America on topical issues in the  current IP discourse. These include the impact of IP on the  pharmaceutical sector, the protection of life forms and  traditional knowledge, geographical indications, access to  knowledge and public research institutes, and the role of  competition policy. The challenges developing countries  face in the TRIPS-Plus world are also explored in detail.   The diverse range of contributions to this  thought-provoking book offer a wide variety of alternative  perspectives on and solutions for the controversial issues  surrounding the role of IP within sustainable development.  As such, it will prove a stimulating read for government  policy-makers, trade negotiators, academics, lawyers and IP  practitioners in general, UN and other intergovernmental  agencies, development campaigners and aid agencies,  environmentalist groups and university students.},
      recid = {25579},
      pages = {496 pages ;},
}