Emerging Issues in Intellectual Property

This book covers an extensive range of critical issues in modern Intellectual Property (IP) law under three broad headings: Technology, Market Freedom and the Public Domain; Intellectual Property and International Trade; Traditional Knowledge, Technology and Resources.

Uniting contributions at the cutting edge of IP research, the authors, all former or current members and associates of the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute, University of London, address a number of diverse topics in relation to existing copyright, trademark and patent law. They examine political and juridical issues in fields such as geographical indications and traditional knowledge, agriculture and information technology, pharmaceuticals and access to medicines, human rights and IP strategy.

The book will appeal to academics, researchers, students, and to practitioners concerned with all areas of intellectual property.

Edited by Guido Westkamp, Professor in Intellectual Property, Media and Comparative Law, Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London, UK