Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development: Development Agendas in a Changing World (Elgar Intellectual Property and Global Development series)

Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz; Pedro Roffe

ISBN 10: 1848446454 / ISBN 13: 9781848446458

Published by Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development: Development Agendas in a Changing World (Elgar Intellectual Property and Global Development series)
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848446454
• ISBN 13: 9781848446458
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Edited by Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz, Co-founder and Chief Executive and Pedro Roffe, Senior Fellow, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), Switzerland