Intellectual Property and Competitive Strategies in the 21st Century - Hardcover

Alikhan, Shahid; Mashelkar, Raghunath

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9041121196 ISBN 13: 9789041121196

Publisher: Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers, 2003

Synopsis

Alikhan, formerly with the World Intellectual Property Organization and Undersecretary General in the United Nations, and chemical engineer Mashelkar describe the techno-economic effects of intellectual property rights protection on enterprise competitiveness and national growth and development. After explaining the nature of intellectual property and the rationale for protecting it, they discuss it in the context of globalization, national economic development strategy, cultural heritage, biodiversity, traditional knowledge and practices, cultural and information industries, small and medium enterprises, research and development, the roles of government and the private sectors, and other aspects. Distributed in North America by Aspen Publishers, Inc. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Synopsis

It is common knowledge that intellectual property rights lie at the heart of the global economy. But in what way exactly? The literature in the fields has burgeoned dramatically in recent years, and we have a surfeit of work that either focuses on narrow aspects or sweeps over broad legal regimes from the perspectives of particulars stakeholders. Here for the first time is a panoramic but detailed view of the world's intellectual property system that embraces socioeconomic, cultural and technological development in its scope, clarifying the pitfalls and challenges that the system presents even as it promises to improve the quality of life on our planet. The authors, both internationally respected and honoured for their work in elucidating the economic necessity of an intellectual property system that can inspire universal confidence, emphasise the imperative of international competitiveness in knowledge-based technology. In their orderly presentation of the key issues that promote the real benefits (not yet achieved) of a truly effective regime of intellectual property rights they discuss such factors as the following: the use of intellectual property as an integral part of busines

Edition details

• Publisher: Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9041121196
• ISBN 13: 9789041121196
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240