Intellectual property enforcement : a commentary on the anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA) / Michael Blakeney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blakeney, Michael.

Series:

Elgar Commentaries Series

Elgar commentaries

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual property (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (406 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This important book is the first detailed analytical treatment of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and its impact on intellectual property enforcement. The ACTA had been formulated to deal with the burgeoning growth in the trade in counterfeit and pirate products which was estimated to have increased ten-fold since the promulgation of the TRIPS Agreement in 1994. The book clarifies how the ACTA supplements the enforcement provisions of the TRIPS Agreement, namely by: expanding the reach of border protection to infringing goods in transit; providing greater detail of the implement

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Abbreviations; Preface; 1. Impacts of counterfeiting and piracy; 2. Negotiating ACTA; 3. Preamble; 4. Initial provisions and definitions; 5. Legal framework; 6. Civil enforcement; 7. Border measures; 8. Criminal enforcement; 9. Confiscation; 10. Enforcement in the digital environment; 11. Enforcement practices; 12. International cooperation; 13. Institutional arrangements; 14. Final provisions; Appendix: Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-52298-5

1-78100-600-8

OCLC:

797916243