Global Intellectual Property Law

`Dutfield and Suthersanen have skillfully captured in one concise volume all the important things you need to know about international intellectual property law. The materials are accessible, timely, methodically presented and at times critical. The book's detailed, in-depth and comparative analyses provide helpful insights into the increasingly complex international intellectual property system. Global Intellectual Property Law is not only an effective textbook for students interested in the subject, but a desktop companion for policymakers and professionals who need a quick and up-to-date overview of global intellectual property issues.'- Peter K. Yu, Drake University, US and Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China`Dutfield and Suthersanen have succeeded in writing an engaging treatise that offers a truly modern perspective on intellectual property today. With examples from every continent, from every level of jurisdiction (national, regional, international), their study covers all the traditional fundamentals of intellectual property law as well as the current critical interrogations that their development raises. It is a book with character.'- Ysolde Gendreau, Université de Montréal, Canada`Global Intellectual Property Law by Dutfield and Suthersanen provides a broad overview of the issues at stake concerning fair and effective ways to organize the information resources upon which the well-being of us all depends. The book highlights international and comparative perspectives on IP law and policy. Although primarily targeted at postgraduate level students, the book is enlightening also for practitioners, and a must-read for all policy makers and opinion leaders in the IP field.'- Thomas Dreier, University of Karlsruhe, GermanyGlobalization of trade means that intangible informational resources are now produced, bartered and consumed anywhere and everywhere defying jurisdictional borders. Intellectual property has moved into the mainstream of national economic and developmental planning; in the recent past it has also emerged as the central impetus in multilateral trade relations. The authors of this original and progressive textbook trace the evolving remits of intellectual property, which are rapidly expanding to embrace new subject matter and increase the scope of protection. This creates conflicts with current trade, development, cultural, ethical, human rights and economic mores.This book reflects on intellectual property as it stands at the crossroads of these values. It considers the challenges presented by such developments as the commodification of persona, the commons, and life itself. Most significantly perhaps, the book examines the impact of intellectual property on the international stage, especially in respect of trade, development, economics and biological and cultural diversity. It is sure to become an invaluable reference work for scholars and students of intellectual property, international law, public policy, politics, government, human rights and development, as well as legal practitioners.Contents: Preface; Part I: The Status Quo and its Origins; 1. The Globalisation of Intellectual Property; 2. The International Law and Political Economy of Intellectual Property; Part II: Principles of Intellectual Property; 3. Legal, Philosophical and Economic Justifications; 4. Copyright; 5. Patents and Trade Secrets; 6. Trade Marks; 7. Designs; 8. Other Intellectual Property Rights; Part III: Themes and Threads; 9. International Human Rights and Intellectual Property; 10. Information Technologies and the Internet; 11. Intellectual Property and Development; 12. Education, Culture and Knowledge; 13. Biology, Life and Health; 14. Traditional Knowledge: An Emerging Right?; Index