This innovative Research Handbook explores the complex and controversial interactions between intellectual property (IP) and investment law. In light of recent developments at national, European and international levels, the chapters critically examine the legitimacy of current practices with regard to the social function of IP rights and the regulatory autonomy of States to undertake measures in the public interest. Internationally renowned contributors analyse high profile cases in the framework of global legal forums and agreements, such as the Global Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the WTO. Exploring the significance of fundamental human rights and ethical concerns, this Research Handbook will provide critical insight into intellectual property law, particularly with respect to the protection of IP as an investment, and its adjudication in the context of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms. Comprehensive and engaging, academics and higher-level students working on intellectual property, investment law, European law and international law, will benefit from this Research Handbook. Specialized lawyers and practitioners, as well as organizations or governments involved in IP regulation, will also take advantage from its insight. Provided by publisher.
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Includes index.
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1. Introduction Part I: Conceptualizing the Relationship between Intellectual Property and Investment Protection Section 1: The Interaction between Intellectual Property and Investment in the Context of Trade and Investment Treaties 2. Protecting intellectual property through trade and investment agreements: concepts, norm-setting and dispute settlement; 3. The object and purpose of mingling intellectual property, trade and investment; 4. Mapping the evolution and trends of the nexus between intellectual property, trade and investment; 5. When is intellectual property an ‘investment’?; 6. Intellectual property as protected investment: redefining the reach of investors’ rights; 7. The relevance of National Treatment and Most Favoured Nation in the context of intellectual property and investment disputes; 8. Keep calm and carry on: lessons from the jurisprudence on fair and equitable treatment and intellectual property rights; 9. Intellectual property, investment and the World Trade Organization (WTO): a historical account Section 2: Intellectual Property and Investment Protection: The Impact on Regulatory Powers and Public Policy 10. The intersection of ISDS and TRIPS flexibilities; 11. Public policy considerations in intellectual property-related international investment arbitration; 12. Investor-State Dispute Settlement and intellectual property: lessons from Lilly v. Canada Part I: Adjudicating Intellectual Property and Investment Protection Section 1: Intellectual Property, Trade and Investment: Compared Enforcement Procedures and the Future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement 13. Jurisdictional overlaps in international intellectual property: challenges arising from the proliferation of preferential trade agreements regulating intellectual property rights; 14. Adjudicating intellectual property disputes at the GATT/WTO: are there general lessons for the Investor-State Dispute Settlement system?; 15. Protecting fundamental values in international IP disputes: investor-state vs. WTO adjudication; 16. Logo? No logo? The WTO dispute on plain packaging of tobacco, and beyond; 17. Conceptual and institutional improvements to investor-state dispute settlement Section 2: Addressing the Role of Human Rights and Ethics in Intellectual Property and Investment Litigation 18. The fundamental right to property and the protection of investment: how difficult is it to repeal new intellectual property rights?; 19 Human rights and intellectual property in investor to state dispute settlement; 20. The protection of intellectual property and foreign direct investment: the impact of equity Section 3: Addressing the EU and National Legal Framework and its Interactions with Intellectual Property and Investment Disputes 21. The EU’s cumbersome investment law and policy, and its effects on the protection of intellectual property rights; 22. The compliance of investment protection mechanisms in Free Trade Agreements with EU law; 23. Intellectual property in trade-related international agreements: a legal analysis from the perspective of a Member State; 24. Regulatory and policy issues arising from intellectual property and Investor-State Dispute Settlement in the EU: a closer look at the TTIP and CETA Index