The Economics of Intellectual Property. Suggestions for Further Research in Developing Countries and Countries with Economies in Transition
The Economics of Intellectual Property. Suggestions for Further Research in Developing Countries and Countries with Economies in Transition

Author: World Intellectual Property Organization

Publisher: WIPO

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 9280517910

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The series of papers in this publication were commissioned from renowned international economists from all regions. They review the existing empirical literature on six selected themes relating to the economics of intellectual property, identify the key research questions, point out research gaps and explore possible avenues for future research.

Intellectual Property and the New International Economic Order
Intellectual Property and the New International Economic Order

Author: Sam F. Halabi

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-04-19

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1316832414

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In economic sectors crucial to human welfare – agriculture, education, and medicine – a small number of firms control global markets, primarily by enforcing intellectual property (IP) rights incorporated into trade agreements made in the 1980s onward. Such rights include patents on seeds and medicines, copyrights for educational texts, and trademarks in consumer products. According to conventional wisdom, these agreements likewise ended hopes for a 'New International Economic Order,' under which wealth would be redistributed from rich countries to poor. Sam F. Halabi turns this conventional wisdom on its head by demonstrating that the New International Economic Order never faded, but rather was redirected by other treaties, formed outside the nominally economic sphere, that protected poor countries' interests in education, health, and nutrition and resulted in redistribution and regulation. This illuminating work should be read by anyone seeking a nuanced view of how IP is shaping the global knowledge economy.

Handbook on the Economics of Copyright
Handbook on the Economics of Copyright

Author: Richard Watt

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2014-09-26

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1849808538

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Featuring expert contributors from around the world, this book offers insight into the vital theoretical and practical aspects of the economics of copyright. Topics discussed include fair use, performers� rights, copyright and trade, online music strea

Patent Intensity and Economic Growth
Patent Intensity and Economic Growth

Author: Daniel Benoliel

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-12-14

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 1108514952

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Economic growth has traditionally been attributed to the increase in national production arising from technological innovation. Using a panel of seventy-nine countries bridging the North-South divide, Patent Intensity and Economic Growth is an important empirical study on the uncertain relationship between patents and economic growth. It considers the impact of one-size-fits-all patent policies on developing countries and their innovation-based economic growth, including those policies originating from the World Intellectual Property Organization, the World Trade Organization and the World Health Organization, as well as initiatives derived from the TRIPS Agreement and the Washington Consensus. This book argues against patent harmonization across countries and provides an analytical framework for country group coalitioning on policy at UN level. It will appeal to scholars and students of patent law, national and international policy makers, venture capitalist investors, and research and development managers, as well as researchers in intellectual property, innovation and economic growth.

Foundations of Intellectual Property
Foundations of Intellectual Property

Author: Robert P. Merges

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 550

ISBN-13:

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This book is meant to provide a ... collection of commentaries on the topic of intellectual property. [The] goal has been to bring together ... influential writings on patent, copyright, trademark and design protection, beginning with early material from the seventeenth century and continuing into the contemporary law review literature. -Pref.

Intellectual Property and Development
Intellectual Property and Development

Author: Barbara Pick

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-12-23

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1000810216

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The legal protection of geographical indications (GIs) is characterised by a variety of approaches which translates the many objectives attached to them. These range from protection of the consumers and producers’ interests against unfair competition practices, to territorial development, to preservation of cultural heritage and natural resources. Looking beyond formal legal protection for GIs, this book seeks to re-draw attention to what happens in the real world by exploring the opportunities and constraints which influence whether regional product branding initiatives are successful. It asks: what makes GIs work in practice and does the type of legal protection matter? To answer these questions, this book takes a comparative case study approach and draws upon empirical data collected from 12 GI initiatives in two countries, France and Vietnam. In doing so, this book not only provides new insights and perspectives to the ongoing international legal dispute over GIs, it also contributes to unpacking the factors that make GIs work in practice to bring about economic and non-economic benefits and ultimately support the empowerment of local producers. This book will be of interest to legal academics and practitioners as well as food sociologists, economists, anthropologists and rural development experts.

Intellectual Property, Indigenous People and their Knowledge
Intellectual Property, Indigenous People and their Knowledge

Author: Peter Drahos

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-06-12

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1139952730

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After colonization, indigenous people faced an extractive property rights regime for both their land and knowledge. This book outlines that regime, and how the symbolic function of international intellectual property continues today to assist states to enclose indigenous peoples' knowledge. Drawing on more than 200 interviews, Peter Drahos examines the response of indigenous people to the colonizer's non-developmental property rights. The case studies reveal how they have adapted to the state's extractive order through a process of regulatory bricolage. In order to create a new developmental future for themselves, indigenous developmental networks have been forged - high trust networks that include partnerships with science. Intellectual Property, Indigenous People and their Knowledge argues for a developmental intellectual property order for indigenous people based on a combination of simple rules, principles and a process of regulatory convening.

Intellectual Property Rights and Climate Change
Intellectual Property Rights and Climate Change

Author: Wei Zhuang

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-06-01

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 1108211143

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As the world confronts global warming, there is a growing consensus that the TRIPS Agreement could be a more effective instrument for mitigating climate change. In this innovative work, Wei Zhuang systematically examines the contextual elements that can be used in the interpretation of the TRIPS Agreement with a view to enhancing innovation and transfer of environmentally sound technologies. Zhuang proposes a balanced and pro-competitive interpretation that could be pursued by policymakers and negotiators. This comprehensive, multidisciplinary study will help academics and policymakers improve their understanding of the contemporary international legal regimes governing intellectual property rights, as well as innovation and transfer of environmentally sound technologies. It also offers practical guidance for further developing a legal system capable of responding to the challenges posed by climate change.

Research Handbook on Human Rights and Intellectual Property
Research Handbook on Human Rights and Intellectual Property

Author: Christophe Geiger

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2015-02-27

Total Pages: 753

ISBN-13: 1783472421

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Research Handbook on Human Rights and Intellectual Property is a comprehensive reference work on the intersection of human rights and intellectual property law. Resulting from a field-specific expertise of over 40 scholars and professionals of world re