Introduction to intellectual property
Subtitle: theory and practice
By: [editor] World Intellectual Property Organization
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands
Language: eng
Number of pages: 593
ISBN-13: 9789041160935; 9789041160928; 9789041186522
Subjects: Intellectual property (International law)
Description: Publisher's description: The intensification of globalization and the exponential growth of the creative economy have dramatically highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) to ensure freedom of competition and respect for honesty in trade. Additionally, the assets covered by IP are of crucial importance for social, technological, and economic development. This hugely valuable guide, written by specialists in the Secretariat of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and now in its updated and expanded second edition, pays particular attention to the subject of international cooperation in IP, including discussion of the principal multilateral treaties which deal with its protection, and to the role of IP in cultural, economic, and technological development.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 579-583) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Francis Gurry; title: The concept and functions of intellectual property; title: The history and evolution of IP; title: The effect of IP protection on economic and technological development; title: The contribution of industrial property to the transfer and dissemination of technology; title: About WIPO, its work and strategic goals; title: Copyright and related rights; title: Patents; title: Trademarks; title: Industrial designs; title: Geographical indications ("GIs"); title: Plant varieties : the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (1991 Act); title: Traditional knowledge ("TK"), traditional cultural expressions ("TCEs"), and genetic resources ("GRs"); title: Protection against unfair competition; title: Enforcement of IPRs; title: The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property; title: The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works; title: The Patent Cooperation Treaty ("PCT"); title: ^; title: Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure; title: The Patent Law Treaty ("PLT"); title: The Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks and the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement; title: The Trademark Law Treaty (TLT); title: The Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks; title: The Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration and the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (The "Lisbon System"); title: Conventions on classification; title: The International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (The "Rome Convention"); title: Other special conventions in the field of related rights; title: The WIPO Internet Treaties: The WCT and WPPT; title: The Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances ("BTAP"); title: ^; title: Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled ("MVT" or "Marrakesh Treaty"); title: The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ("TRIPS"); title: The WIPO Development Agenda; title: The WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore ("IGC"); title: Protection of new technological developments; title: The proposed treaty for the protection of broadcasting organizations; title: The weak link in international IP protection : patents and global value chains.