TY - GEN AB - Intellectual property rights such as patents can reduce access to knowledge in genetics, health, agriculture, education and information technology, particularly for people in developing countries. Global Intellectual Property Rights shows how the new global rules of intellectual property have been the product of the strategic behaviour of multinationals, rather than democratic dialogue. The final section of the book suggests strategies aimed at developing more flexible standard for poor countries, and for keeping knowledge in the intellectual commons. AU - Drahos, Peter, Professor., AU - Mayne, Ruth. CN - K1401 -- .G58 2002eb ID - 27779 KW - Patents KW - Copyright KW - Intellectual property KW - Intellectual property (International law) LK - http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/wipo/detail.action?docID=269190 N1 - Description based upon print version of record. N2 - Intellectual property rights such as patents can reduce access to knowledge in genetics, health, agriculture, education and information technology, particularly for people in developing countries. Global Intellectual Property Rights shows how the new global rules of intellectual property have been the product of the strategic behaviour of multinationals, rather than democratic dialogue. The final section of the book suggests strategies aimed at developing more flexible standard for poor countries, and for keeping knowledge in the intellectual commons. SN - 9780230522923 T1 - Global Intellectual Property Rights :Knowledge, Access and Development. TI - Global Intellectual Property Rights :Knowledge, Access and Development. UR - http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/wipo/detail.action?docID=269190 ER -