Fifth Edition provides a comprehensive analysis of the international intellectual property system across the spectrum of intellectual property (IP) rights and interests. It introduces the institutional architecture at the multilateral, regional/plurilateral, bilateral, and national levels. For each form of IP, it addresses the legal rules and illustrative jurisprudence with a focus on major jurisdictions, as well as economic and social welfare implications. It also considers the continuously growing importance of IP in a constantly changing technological environment, currently reflected in the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and its deployment in creative and inventive activities. Each of the authors has played a role in the development and implementation of the international rules, and they bring their experience to bear in introducing students to the field.
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Includes index.
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Chapter 1. Structural Framework, Basic Principles, and Policies I. Introduction II. The Sources and Context of International IP Law III. The Multilateral IP Institutions and Main Instruments IV. Regional and Bilateral Arrangements V. Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreements VI. Interpretation and Status of IPR Agreements in Domestic Law VII. Basic Principles of International IP Protection VIII. Policies Underlying the International IPRs System IX. Intellectual Property and Other Policy Goals Chapter 2. The International Patent System I. The Patent as Intellectual Property Form II. The Multilateral Patent Agreements III. Regional Systems IV. Selected National Patent Systems V. Patents and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) VI. Patent Licensing, Transfer of Technology, and Competition Chapter 3 The International Trademark and Identifier System I. Basic Characteristics of the Trademark, Service Mark, Trade Name, DomainName, and Geographical Indication II. Trademarks at the International Level III. Trademark Exhaustion and International Trade IV. Trademark Registration at the Multilateral Level V. Regional Trademark Systems VI. Internet Domain Names at the Multilateral Level Chapter 4. The International Copyright System I. Copyright as an Intellectual Property Form II. Multilateral Copyright Norms III. Exhaustion and the Movement of Copyrighted Works in International Trade IV. Regional Copyright Systems V. Regional and Bilateral Trade Agreements VI. Copyright in Software and Open Source Chapter 5. Competition Law and Sui Generis Systems of Intellectual Property Protection: Traditional Knowledge, Plant Variety Protection, Undisclosed Information, Industrial Designs, and Integrated Circuits I. Introduction II. Protection Against Unfair Competition: The Relationship to Intellectual Property and Anti-Trust Rules III. Traditional Knowledge in the International Intellectual Property System IV. The International System for the Protection of Plant Varieties V. The International System for the Protection of Trade Secret and Regulatory Data VI. The International System for the Protection of Industrial Design and Integrated Circuit Layout Design Chapter 6. The International System for the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights I. Introduction to the Legal Avenues of IPRs Enforcement II. Multilateral IPRs Enforcement Agreements III. Bilateral Trade Agreements and IPRs Enforcement IV. The Enforcement Regimes of the European Union and of the United States V. Civil Litigation and the Antisuit Injunction Phenomenon Table of Cases Index