International intellectual property : a handbook of contemporary research / edited by Daniel J. Gervais.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gervais, Daniel J., editor.

Series:

Research handbooks in intellectual property.

Research handbooks in intellectual property

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual property (International law).

Copyright, International.

Intellectual property.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (524 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, [England] ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

International Intellectual Property: A Handbook of Contemporary Research provides researchers and practitioners of international intellectual property law with the necessary tools to understand the latest debates in this incredibly dynamic and complex field. The book contains both doctrinal analyses and groundbreaking theoretical research by many of the most recognized leading experts in the field. It offers overviews of the major international instruments, with specific chapters on the Berne and Paris Conventions, the Patent Cooperation treaty and several chapters that discuss parts of the TR

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Table of cases; Table of legislation; PART I HISTORICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS; 1. The Berne Convention: Historical and institutional aspects; 2. International patent law: Principles, major instruments and institutional aspects; 3. The non-multilateral approach to international intellectual property normsetting; 4. An international acquis: Integrating regimes and restoring balance; PART II COPYRIGHT ISSUES; 5. Understanding the "three-step test"; 6. Orphan works: A comparative and international perspective

PART III PATENTS AND INNOVATION ISSUES7. Traditional knowledge and innovation as a global concern; 8. The limits of patents; 9. A protocol to evaluate the impact of intellectual property on innovation outcomes; 10. The Patent Cooperation Treaty; PART IV TRADEMARKS AND RELATED ISSUES; 11. Reconciling trademark rights and free expression locally and globally; 12. Reconciling international obligations to protect health and trademarks: A defense of trademarks as property; 13. Anti-dilution protection of luxury brands in the global economy

14. Of markets, culture, and terroir: The unique economic and culture-related benefits of geographical indications of originIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78254-480-1