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  • Global Intellectual Property Lawby G Dutfield; U Suthersanen

    Edward Elgar Publishing 2008; US$ 40.00

    Traces the evolving remits of intellectual property, which are expanding to embrace fresh subject matter and increase the scope of protection. This book examines the impact of intellectual property on the international stage, especially in respect of trade, development, economics and biological and cultural diversity. more...

  • Intellectual Property and Traditional Cultural Expressions in a Digital Environmentby C.B Graber; M. Burri-Nenova

    Edward Elgar Publishing 2008; US$ 40.00

    In the face of increasing globalisation, and a collision between global communication systems and local traditions, this book offers trans-disciplinary analyses of the value of traditional cultural expressions (TCE) and suggests appropriate protection mechanisms for them. It is suitable for those working on governance and human rights issues. more...

  • Intellectual Property in the Global Trading Systemby Shi Wei

    Springer 2008; US$ 109.99

    Exploring multifaceted issues of IPR enforcement, this book argues that IPR enforcement problem is not an actual outcome of Confucian philosophy and "to steal a book" is not an "elegant offence." It provides insight into the unresolved issues as to how and when China's WTO commitments will be implemented. more...

  • Globalisation and the Western Legal Traditionby David B. Goldman

    Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 43.00

    Exploring what globalisation can teach us about Western legal tradition through seminal events. more...

  • Patent Law and Theoryby T. Takenaka

    Edward Elgar Publishing 2009; US$ 40.00

    Offers a comprehensive research source for patent protection in three major jurisdictions: the United States, Europe and Japan. Offering tips for practitioners to protect their intellectual assets in technologies effectively in the global market, this book is of interest to legal scholars and students, as well as lawyers and patent attorneys. more...

  • Patents and Technological Progress in a Globalized Worldby Reto M. Hilty; Wolfgang Schön

    Springer 2008; US$ 239.00

    In the decades, accelerating technological progress, increasing economic globalization and the proliferation of international agreements have created fresh challenges for intellectual property law. This title provides legal, economic and policy perspectives on these challenges, with a focus on the challenges facing the modern patent system. more...

  • Who Owns Youby David Koepsell

    Wiley 2009; US$ 97.95

    Who Owns You? is a comprehensive exploration of the numerous philosophical and legal problems of gene patenting. Provides the first comprehensive book-length treatment of this subject Develops arguments regarding moral realism, and provides a method of judgment that attempts to be ideologically neutral Calls for public attention and policy changes... more...

  • Wahrnehmung von Online-Musikrechten durch Verwertungsgesellschaften im Binnenmarktby Robert Heine

    De Gruyter 2008; US$ 133.00

    As a result of the Internet, new forms of selling and distributing music have developed that are increasingly replacing the traditional distribution channels. This development is a challenge not only to the music industry but to collecting societies as well. The cooperation between national and international collecting societies is constantly being... more...

  • Law, Knowledge, Cultureby J.E. Anderson

    Edward Elgar Publishing 2009; US$ 40.00

    The challenge of how to prevent the unauthorized use of indigenous knowledge has become a problem perceived to be best solved by and managed through an intellectual property regime. This book offers a socio-legal study of the emergence of indigenous interests in intellectual property law. more...

  • Gene Cartelsby L. Palombi

    Edward Elgar Publishing 2009; US$ 40.00

    Explores how patents have been used as an economic protectionist tool, developing and evolving to the point where thousands of patents have been ultimately granted, not over inventions, but over isolated or purified biological materials. This book questions whether the continuing grant of patents can be justified when they are used to suppress. more...