The Development of Intellectual Property Regimes in the Arabian Gulf States: Infidels at the Gates: 2 (Routledge Research in Intellectual Property) - Hardcover

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Price, David; AlDebasi, Alhanoof

 
9780415475761: The Development of Intellectual Property Regimes in the Arabian Gulf States: Infidels at the Gates: 2 (Routledge Research in Intellectual Property)
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ISBN 10: 0415475767 ISBN 13: 9780415475761
Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

This book examines the development of national legislative regimes for the protection of intellectual property rights in the Arabian Gulf states: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. David Price analyses IP rights in these states in the context of WTO membership, and consequent compliance with the requirements of the WTO’s TRIPS Agreement. The challenges of domestic enforcement of the states’ IP laws receive critical attention.

A particular focus of the book is on foreign forces which have shaped or influenced the character of the states’ IP protection regimes. It includes commentary on the contribution of foreign states, the WTO and WIPO in the pre-TRIPS and TRIPS compliance stages, and the US bilateral trade strategy for pursuing IP protection standards that exceed those enshrined in TRIPS, and the impact of these forces upon the states’ enforcement performance. The role of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the Special 301 provisions as a powerful tool in the US’ bilateral strategy receives particular attention.

The intellectual property laws of these states have been developed virtually in the span of a single generation, and the process of change is continuing. As such, this book will interest practitioners both in and outside of the region, and those with an interest in intellectual property law, comparative law, Middle East legal systems and affairs, and international trade.

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About the Author

David Price is Senior Lecturer in Law and Leader of the Law Research and Consultancy Group at the Charles Darwin University, Australia.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415475767
ISBN 13 
9780415475761
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
384

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