The international political economy of intellectual property rights / Meir Perez Pugatch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pugatch, Meir Perez.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Series:

New horizons in intellectual property.

New horizons in intellectual property

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual property--Economic aspects.

Intellectual property.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examining the extent to which powerful interest groups influence and shape decisions, this book investigates the realm of intellectual property rights within the context of the political economy.

Contents:

The International Political Economy of Intellectual Property Rights; Contents; Tables and figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Preface; About the author; 1. Introduction; 2. The economic theory of IPRs (patents and trademarks); 3. Economic and political explanations for the emergence of a stronger international IP system; 4. The advanced pharmaceutical industry in Europe and IPRs; 5. Core IP interests and the organizational structure of the advanced pharmaceutical industry in Europe; 6. TRIPs and pharmaceuticals

7. Opposition of developing countries and LDCs to the TRIPs pharmaceutical IP agenda8. Protecting the international pharmaceutical IP agenda of TRIPs: strategies and activities of the advanced pharmaceutical industry in Europe between 1995 and 1999; 9. The dynamics of change within the framework of IPRs; References; Appendix - Interviews; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-21796-1

9786613217967

1-84542-074-8

OCLC:

58652039