Intellectual property rights and climate change : interpreting the TRIPS Agreement for environmentally sound technologies / Wei Zhuang, University of Geneva.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zhuang, Wei, 1986- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (1994 April 15).

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.

Intellectual property (International law).

Technology--Environmental aspects.

Technology.

Climatic changes--Law and legislation.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxix, 372 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Other Title:

Intellectual Property Rights & Climate Change

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

As the world confronts global warming, there is a growing consensus that the TRIPS Agreement could be a more effective instrument for mitigating climate change. In this innovative work, Wei Zhuang systematically examines the contextual elements that can be used in the interpretation of the TRIPS Agreement with a view to enhancing innovation and transfer of environmentally sound technologies. Zhuang proposes a balanced and pro-competitive interpretation that could be pursued by policy makers and negotiators. This comprehensive, multidisciplinary study will help academics and policymakers improve their understanding of the contemporary international legal regimes governing intellectual property rights and innovation and transfer of environmentally sound technologies. It also offers practical guidance for further developing a legal system capable of responding to the challenges posed by climate change.

Contents:

Concepts and context : IPRs, innovation, and transfer of ESTs

International legal framework governing IPRs, innovation, and transfer of technologies, including ESTs

The effects of minimum IPR standards shaped by TRIPS on innovation and transfer of ESTs

Rules governing treaty interpretation and the elements against which the TRIPS Agreement should be interpreted

Interpreting patent-related flexibilities in the TRIPS Agreement for facilitating innovation and transfer of ESTs

Interpreting competition-related flexibilities in the TRIPS Agreement for facilitating innovation and transfer of ESTs.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781316662892

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