Global Dimensions of Intellectual Property Rights in Science and Technology - Hardcover

National Research Council; Policy And Global Affairs; Office Of International Affairs

 
9780309048330: Global Dimensions of Intellectual Property Rights in Science and Technology
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0309048338 ISBN 13: 9780309048330
Publisher: National Academies Press, 1993

Synopsis

As technological developments multiply around the globe—even as the patenting of human genes comes under serious discussion—nations, companies, and researchers find themselves in conflict over intellectual property rights (IPRs). Now, an international group of experts presents the first multidisciplinary look at IPRs in an age of explosive growth in science and technology.

This thought-provoking volume offers an update on current international IPR negotiations and includes case studies on software, computer chips, optoelectronics, and biotechnology—areas characterized by high development cost and easy reproducibility. The volume covers these and other issues:

  • Modern economic theory as a basis for approaching international IPRs.
  • U.S. intellectual property practices versus those in Japan, India, the European Community, and the developing and newly industrializing countries.
  • Trends in science and technology and how they affect IPRs.
  • Pros and cons of a uniform international IPRs regime versus a system reflecting national differences.

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About the Author

Mitchel B. Wallerstein, Mary E. Mogee, and Robin A. Schoen, Editors; National Research Council

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Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication date
1993
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0309048338
ISBN 13 
9780309048330
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
450
Editor
Schoen Robin A., Mogee Mary E., Wallerstein Mitchel B.