Research handbook on the interpretation and enforcement of intellectual property under WTO rules / edited by Carlos M. Correa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Correa, Carlos María.

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Series:

Intellectual property in the WTO ; v. 2.

Research handbooks on the WTO.

Intellectual property in the WTO ; v. 2

Research handbooks on the WTO

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual property (International law).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This concise and detailed Handbook addresses some of the most complex issues raised by the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement globally. Among other themes, the Handbook explores the applicability of GATT jurisprudence for the interpretation of the Agreement's provisions. It also considers key issues relating to the enforcement of intellectual property rights, such as border measures and injunctive relief. Teamed with the first volume - Research Handbook on the Protection of Intellectual Property under WTO Rules - this analysis is supplemented by a thorough review of the most important cases

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; INTERPRETATION, ENFORCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION; 1 The applicability of GATT jurisprudence to the interpretation of the TRIPS Agreement; 2 TRIPS-plus-plus initiatives on broad border measures: features and implications; 3 Lessons from the United States in regard to the recent, more flexible application of injunctive relief; 4 Accession to the WTO, intellectual property rights and domestic institutions; 5 The WTO dispute on trademarks and geographical indications: some implications for trade policy-making and negotiations

6 United States - Section 110(5) of the US Copyright Act: summary and analysis7 WTO panel on United States - Section 110(5) of the US Copyright Act; 8 Dispute settlement under the TRIPS Agreement: the United States-Brazil (2000) and United States-Argentina (2002) patent disputes; 9 Canada - patent protection of pharmaceutical products; 10 Mandatory regulation versus discretionary regulation, unilateralism, and national treatment: an analysis of the United States - Section 211 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1998 dispute; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-89018-2

9786612890185

1-84980-660-8

OCLC:

688490000