Interpreting and implementing the TRIPS agreement : is it fair? / edited by Justin Malbon and Charles Lawson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Malbon, Justin.

Lawson, Charles.

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual property (International law).

Foreign trade regulation.

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

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Proposes interpretive possibilities for the TRIPS' (Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) text along with strategies to avoid the threat of its irrelevancy. This book discusses the impact of TRIPS from various perspectives. It is intended for informed citizens, members of NGOs and academics concerned with the impact of TRIPS.

Contents:

COVER; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. TRIPS as competitive and cooperative interpretation; 3. Knowledge diplomacy and the new intellectual property fundamentalism; 4. Last chance? Multilateralism, TRIPS and developing countries; 5. Intellectual property protection after TRIPS: An Asian experience; 6. The development-balance of the TRIPS agreement and enforcement of intellectual property rights; 7. The evolution of the CBD's development agenda that may influence the interpretation and development of TRIPS; 8. TRIPS-plus treaty terms: Dealing with coercion

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-77975-X

9786611779757

1-84844-286-6

OCLC:

476178876