Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development

Development Agendas in a Changing World

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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Intellectual property (IP) has gained an unprecedented importance in the new world of globalization and the knowledge economy. However, experience, as well as cyclical attitudes toward IP, show that there is no universal model of IP protection.This comprehensive book considers new and emerging IP issues from a development perspective, examining recent trends and developments in this area. Presenting an overview of the IP landscape in general, the contributing authors subsequently narrow their focus, providing wide-ranging case studies from countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America on topical issues in the current IP discourse. These include the impact of IP on the pharmaceutical sector, the protection of life forms and traditional knowledge, geographical indications, access to knowledge and public research institutes, and the role of competition policy. The challenges developing countries face in the TRIPS-Plus world are also explored in detail. The diverse range of contributions to this thought-provoking book offer a wide variety of alternative perspectives on and solutions for the controversial issues surrounding the role of IP within sustainable development. As such, it will prove a stimulating read for government policy-makers, trade negotiators, academics, lawyers and IP practitioners in general, UN and other intergovernmental agencies, development campaigners and aid agencies, environmentalist groups and university students.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2009-12-28
Mått169 x 244 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieElgar Intellectual Property and Global Development series
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781848446458

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Contents: IntroductionPART I: THE NEW IP LANDSCAPESection 1: A General Perspective1. Rights in Basic InformationPeter JasziSection 2: Taking up Reform2. The Politics of Reform in Developing CountriesCarolyn Deere3. Intellectual Property Reforms in ChinaPeter K. Yu4. A Perspective on Reform in Arab CountriesAhmed Abdel LatifSection 3: Implications for Drug Pricing5. A Review of the Economic LiteratureKeith E. MaskusPART II: POLICY CHALLENGES IN THE SOUTHSection 1: The Pharmaceutical Sector6. The Case of the Generic Industry in IndiaBiswajit Dhar and K.M. Gopakumar7. TRIPS-Plus Policies and the Pharmaceutical Industry in ThailandJakkrit Kuanpoth8. The Ability to Utilize TRIPS Flexibilities in Sub-Saharan African CountriesTenu Avafia, Jonathan Berger and Trudi HartzenbergSection 2: The Protection of Life Forms and Traditional Knowledge9. Genetic Use Restriction Technologies and Sustainable Development in Eastern and Southern AfricaPatricia Kameri-Mbote and James Otieno-Odek10. Sui Generis Systems for Plant Variety Protection and Traditional Knowledge in AsiaDaniel RobinsonSection 3: Geographical Indications11. Indications of Geographical Origin in Asia: Legal and Policy Issues to ResolveDwijen RangnekarSection 4: Access to Knowledge and the Role of Research Institutes12. Education and Access to Knowledge in Southern AfricaAndrew Rens, Achal Prabhala and Dick Kawooya13. Innovation and Public Research in Central American CountriesJorge CabreraPART III: RESPONSES TO THE TRIPS-PLUS WORLD14. Promoting Checks and BalancesCarsten Fink15. A Model Law for the Protection of Undisclosed DataCarlos M. Correa16. Enforcement Provisions of EPAsSisule F. MusunguBibliographyIndex

‘Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development is a 459-page compendium cooperatively compiled and edited book featuring informed and informative perspectives from an impressive roster of academicians and experts on a range of intellectual property issues from international case studies drawn from Africa, Asia, Central America, and the Middle East. Enhanced with an extensive bibliography and a comprehensive index, Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development is a seminal work that is especially recommended for academic, corporate, and governmental reference libraries in general, and the reading lists of policy-makers, trade negotiators, and intellectual property attorneys in particular.'