Research Handbook on the Interpretation and Enforcement of Intellectual Property under WTO Rules

Intellectual Property in the WTO Volume II

Buch | Hardcover

320 Seiten

2010
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84980-107-2 (ISBN)

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Teamed with the first volume – Research Handbook on the Protection of Intellectual Property under WTO Rules – this analysis is supplemented by a thorough review of the most important cases on TRIPS decided under the WTO dispute settlement mechanism.

This concise and detailed Handbook addresses some of the most complex issues raised by the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement globally.

Among other themes, the Handbook explores the applicability of GATT jurisprudence for the interpretation of the Agreement’s provisions. It also considers key issues relating to the enforcement of intellectual property rights, such as border measures and injunctive relief. Teamed with the first volume –- Research Handbook on the Protection of Intellectual Property under WTO Rules - – this analysis is supplemented by a thorough review of the most important cases on TRIPS decided under the WTO dispute settlement mechanism.

This accessible Handbook will be invaluable not only for academics, policymakers, and professionals in the area of intellectual property, but for all those interested in or working with the intricacies of the WTO system.

Edited by Carlos M. Correa, Executive Director, South Centre, Geneva, Switzerland

Contents:

Preface

INTERPRETATION, ENFORCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
1. The Applicability of GATT Jurisprudence to the Interpretation of the TRIPS Agreement
Susy Frankel

2. TRIPS-Plus-Plus Initiatives on Broad Border Measures: Features and Implications
Xuan Li

3. Lessons from the United States in Regard to the Recent, More Flexible Application of Injunctive Relief
Joshua D. Sarnoff

4. Accession to the WTO, Intellectual Property Rights and Domestic Institutions
Ermias Tekeste Biadgleng

5. The WTO Dispute on Trademarks and Geographical Indications: Some Implications for Trade Policy-Making and Negotiations
David Vivas-Eugui and María Julia Oliva

6. United States – Section 110(5) of the US Copyright Act: Summary and Analysis
Dalindyebo Shabalala

7. WTO Panel on United States – Section 110(5) of the US Copyright Act
Maximiliano Santa Cruz

8. Dispute Settlement Under the TRIPS Agreement: The United States–Brazil (2000) and United States–Argentina (2002) Patent Disputes
Viviana Muñoz Tellez

9. Canada – Patent Protection of Pharmaceutical Products
Pedro Roffe and Christoph Spennemann

10. Mandatory Regulation versus Discretionary Regulation, Unilateralism, and National Treatment: An Analysis of the United States – Section 211 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1998 Dispute
Christophe Charlier

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.9.2010
Reihe/Serie	Research Handbooks on the WTO series
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht ► Urheberrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	1-84980-107-X / 184980107X
ISBN-13	978-1-84980-107-2 / 9781849801072
Zustand	Neuware