US Intellectual Property Law and Policy (Queen Mary Studies in Intellectual Property series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845428668 ISBN 13: 9781845428662

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

This book identifies and addresses the key principles and policies with regard to the protection of intellectual property in the United States.

A select group of highly-regarded contributors illustrate several themes which are recurrent in the many debates concerning US law and policy on intellectual property. The need for a constant expansion of protectable subject matter is critically analyzed, especially in relation to trade mark and patent laws. The chapters within the book discuss a question of critical jurisprudential importance: have the legislature and the judiciary taken sufficient consideration of the different economic and constitutional rationales of intellectual property protection when extending the scope of intellectual property protection? A tentative agenda as to the future direction for both Congress and the courts to adopt, in light of the new technological changes which have affected all areas of intellectual property protection equally, is also suggested.

Policymakers will find this book of great interest as will academics and students of intellectual property law and international law.

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Edited by Hugh Hansen, Fordham University School of Law, US

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845428668
• ISBN 13: 9781845428662
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Hansen Hugh