@article{27459,
      recid = {27459},
      author = {Okediji, Ruth L., and Margo A. Bagley,},
      title = {Patent Law in Global Perspective.},
      pages = {xxxiii, 734 pages ;},
      abstract = {Patent Law in Global Perspective addresses critical and  timely questions in patent law from a truly global  perspective, with contributions from leading patent law  scholars from various countries. Offering fresh insights  and new approaches to evaluating key institutional,  economic, doctrinal, and practical issues, these chapters  reflect critical analyses and review developments in  national patent laws, efforts to reform the global patent  system, and reconfigure geopolitical interests.  Professors  Ruth L. Okediji and Margo A. Bagley bring together the  first collection to explore patent law issues through the  lens of economic development theory, international  relations, theoretical foundations for the patent law  system in the global context, and more. Topics include: the  role of patent law in economic development; the efficacy of  patent rights in facilitating innovation; patents and  access to medicines; comparative patentability standards  (including subject matter eligibility for biotechnology and  software inventions); limitations and exceptions to patent  scope and protection (including exhaustion, compulsory  licensing, and research exceptions); patents on plants and  other living organisms; and the impact of emerging  economies on global patent system governance. The  contributors provide a wealth of original insight and  thought-provoking discussion that will be of great interest  and benefit to scholars, policymakers, and practitioners  alike.},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/27459},
}