Intellectual property in Asian emerging economies [[electronic resource] ] : law and policy in the post-TRIPS era / / Assafa Endeshaw

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910792413803321
• Autore: ʼAsafā ʼEndašāw <1950->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate Pub. Company, c2010
• ISBN: 1-315-58912-5; 1-317-11497-3; 1-317-11496-5; 1-282-57249-0; 9786612572494; 1-4094-1042-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Disciplina: 346.5048
• Soggetti: Intellectual property - Asia; Intellectual property - Government policy - Asia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Tables; About the Author; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1 Overview; Part I Post-TRIPS Issues in Intellectual Property Law-Making; 2 Intellectual Property in ASEAN: A Survey; 3 Intellectual Property in China: A Review; 4 Harmonization of Intellectual Property Laws in ASEAN; 5 Intellectual Property Law-Making in Developing Countries in the New Century; 6 Asian Perspectives on Post-TRIPs Issues in Intellectual Property; 7 A Comparative Review of Intellectual Property in East Asia and Africa; Part II The Backlash Against Further Extension of Intellectual Property; 8 Intellectual Property Enforcement in Asia9 The Economics of Intellectual Property Enforcement in Asia: Who Should Pick Up the Bills?; 10 Free Trade Agreements as Surrogates for 'TRIPS Plus'; 11 Do Asian Nations Take Intellectual Property Rights Seriously?; 12 Intellectual Property and the 'WIPO Development Agenda'; 13 Intellectual Property and the 'Digital Divide'; 14 Towards Alternative Policy Frameworks; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book critically reviews the recurrent debate on Intellectual Property law and policy in Developing Countries carried out in the last decade; to identify the still unresolved policy issues and to propose alternative approaches that resonate with the needs for transformation of the economic and social reality of DCs. It draws lessons to be learnt by researchers, policy makers, legislators and the business sector in general and concludes by putting forward proposals for reform.