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Full-Text Articles in Law
The Andean Tribunal Of Justice And Its Interlocutors: Understanding Preliminary Reference Patterns In The Andean Community, Laurence R. Helfer, Karen J. Alter
The Andean Tribunal Of Justice And Its Interlocutors: Understanding Preliminary Reference Patterns In The Andean Community, Laurence R. Helfer, Karen J. Alter
Faculty Scholarship
In the European Union, national courts have been key intermediaries in helping to bolster and expand the authority of the European Court of Justice through its preliminary reference mechanism. This article analyzes the role of national judges in the Andean Community, a regional legal system whose judicial institution - the Andean Tribunal of Justice (ATJ) - was modeled directly on its European predecessor. Our analysis is based on an original coding of every publically available national court referral to the ATJ from 1987 to 2007 and interviews with over forty participants in the Andean legal system. We find that the …
The Graying Of The American Manufacturing Economy: Gray Markets, Parallel Importation, And A Tort Law Approach, Joseph Karl Grant
The Graying Of The American Manufacturing Economy: Gray Markets, Parallel Importation, And A Tort Law Approach, Joseph Karl Grant
Journal Publications
This Article examines the history of the gray market in the United States through an analysis of both the domestic legislative framework and judicial treatment of gray market goods, primarily under trademark and copyright law. Part I of this Article provides a general introduction into the structural factors that cause parallel importation. Part II begins a discussion of trademarked goods by looking at the purposes of trademark law. Part III starts by discussing the relevant doctrines and provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976, which frame the gray market discussion. Part III concludes by examining the current debate and the …
’Including Trade In Counterfeit Goods’: The Origins Of Trips As A Gatt Anti-Counterfeiting Code, Christopher Wadlow
’Including Trade In Counterfeit Goods’: The Origins Of Trips As A Gatt Anti-Counterfeiting Code, Christopher Wadlow
Christopher Wadlow
Like corruption, commercial counterfeiting has no apologists and no redeeming features. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) TRIPs Agreement incorporates provisions intended to address the problem of counterfeit goods in international trade, but these seem to have achieved little more than to slow the trajectory of its growth. However, the low profile of these provisions within TRIPs disguises the fact that TRIPs itself may ultimately be traced to a modest initiative by American business interests to include an “anti-counterfeiting code” within the GATT Tokyo round. This article describes the origins and history of the code, and its gradual metamorphosis into the …
The Hoods Who Move The Goods: An Examination Of The Booming International Trade In Counterfeit Luxury Goods And An Assessment Of The American Efforts To Curtail Its Proliferation, Sam Cocks
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Of The Inequals Of The Uruguay Round, Srividhya Ragavan
Of The Inequals Of The Uruguay Round, Srividhya Ragavan
Faculty Scholarship
Ten years ago, the TRIPs Agreement set a distinct tone in international law by requiring members to prioritize international trade obligations as a means to achieve national goals. Within the next five years, the AIDS crisis highlighted that compromising pressing national responsibilities - like a looming public health crisis - to fulfill international obligations may, in fact, detrimentally affect international trade. Meanwhile, access to medication continues to be an unresolved issue even as we celebrate the tenth anniversary of TRIPs and the end of the transitional period. This Article suggests that the success of TRIPs depends on its ability to …
Motion Picture Piracy: Controlling The Seemingly Endless Supply Of Counterfeit Optical Discs In Taiwan, Stephen K. Shiu
Motion Picture Piracy: Controlling The Seemingly Endless Supply Of Counterfeit Optical Discs In Taiwan, Stephen K. Shiu
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Annually, Hollywood loses roughly $3.5 billion dollars in revenue to optical disc piracy in Taiwan. Optical disc piracy involves the camcording or copying of motion pictures onto laserdiscs, digital versatile discs, or video compact discs. Through the U.S. Trade Representative's satellite enforcement offices in Taiwan and coordination with the Taiwanese legislature and enforcement agencies, the U.S. motion picture companies have been able to influence some change in the frequency and severity of optical disc piracy in Taiwan. This can be mainly attributed to the Motion Picture Association of America's alliance with the U.S. Trade Representative in placing Taiwan on numerous …
"Consumer Protection:" Consumer Strategies And The European Market In Genetically Modified Foods, Johanna Gibson
"Consumer Protection:" Consumer Strategies And The European Market In Genetically Modified Foods, Johanna Gibson
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
General Exclusion Orders Under Section 337, Gary M. Hnath
General Exclusion Orders Under Section 337, Gary M. Hnath
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
Your company, Widgets Unlimited, imports foreign-made widgets into the United States. One day, you're informed that U.S. Customs & Border Protection (Customs) has detained your goods and is determining whether they infringe a patent owned by The American Widget Corporation, based on an exclusion order issued by the International Trade Commission (ITC) after a recent ITC investigation, titled Certain Widgets with Extra Shiny Surfaces. Since you were never a party to any proceeding at the ITC, and indeed, you never even knew American Widget had patents on its widgets, you conclude that there must be some mistake and wait for …
Intellectual Property, Trade & Development: The State Of Play, Daniel J. Gervais
Intellectual Property, Trade & Development: The State Of Play, Daniel J. Gervais
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
This Article considers, first, available economic, social, and cultural analyses of the impact of intellectual property protection in developing countries. Economics provides a useful set of analytical tools and are directly relevant, in particular since the successfully arranged marriage of IP and trade rules after which it became inevitable that IP rules would be measured using an economic yardstick. The Paper also considers the claim that making proper intellectual property policy is impossible or inherently unreliable because theoretical models are inadequate or valid empirical data unavailable. Against this backdrop, the Article then examines the emergence of the World Trade Organization …
The Jekyll And Hyde Story Of International Trade: The Supreme Court In Phrma V. Walsh And The Trips Agreement, Srividhya Ragavan
The Jekyll And Hyde Story Of International Trade: The Supreme Court In Phrma V. Walsh And The Trips Agreement, Srividhya Ragavan
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Nationalizing Trademarks: A New International Trademark Jurisprudence?, Xuan-Thao Nguyen
Nationalizing Trademarks: A New International Trademark Jurisprudence?, Xuan-Thao Nguyen
Articles
A new international trademark jurisprudence is currently in formation that has negative impact on international trade. Indeed, this new trademark jurisprudence includes the recent phenomenon of states monopolizing the use of generic names through the elevation of such names to trademarks of national stature and the rise of global recognition and registration of geographic indication status for generic names. Professor Nguyen identifies and analyzes the new trademark jurisprudence, and critiques its impact on international trade relations and language propertization. Professor Nguyen proposes a certification mark regime to end the expansion of generic name protection and to promote fair competition.
Trips' Rebound: An Historical Analysis Of How The Trips Agreement Can Ricochet Back Against The United States, Donald P. Harris
Trips' Rebound: An Historical Analysis Of How The Trips Agreement Can Ricochet Back Against The United States, Donald P. Harris
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
Recently, scholars and commentators around the world have reexamined the role intellectual property rights (IPRs) play in hindering or helping developing countries. These scholars have questioned the doctrine the IPRs help developing countries by promoting economic development, increasing foreign direct investment, stimulating domestic innovation, and improving access to new technologies, and have concluded that imposing "Western-styled" intellectual property regimes (e.g., the U.S. patent regime) on developing countries harms those countries. In particular, such regimes fail to bring any of the purported benefits, while they impose many costs, including preventing people from obtaining life-saving drugs. This Article argues that it is …
The Spirit Of Trips And The Importation Of Medicines Made Under Compulsory License After The August 2003 Trips Council Agreement, Jessica J. Fayerman
The Spirit Of Trips And The Importation Of Medicines Made Under Compulsory License After The August 2003 Trips Council Agreement, Jessica J. Fayerman
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
The Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement has changed prospects for access to necessary medications in the developing world. The use of compulsory licensing for pharmaceutical products embodied in Article 31 of TRIPS has been a contentious issue. Prior to 2003, countries with no manufacturing capacity of their own were not allowed to import medicines made under compulsory license, rendering the protections of Article 31 of little use to them. The 2003 Motta Agreement changed this. This expansion of the compulsory licensing power is both an impractical solution and it dilutes the premises upon which TRIPS was originally …
Seeking A Balance: International Pharmaceutical Patent Protection, Public Health Crises, And The Emerging Threat Of Bio-Terrorism, Arnaldo Lacayo
Seeking A Balance: International Pharmaceutical Patent Protection, Public Health Crises, And The Emerging Threat Of Bio-Terrorism, Arnaldo Lacayo
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
No abstract provided.
Global Trecs: The Regulation Of International Trade In Cyberspace, J. Steele
Global Trecs: The Regulation Of International Trade In Cyberspace, J. Steele
Canadian Journal of Law and Technology
This paper provides an overview of trade-related aspects of electronic commerce, and examines three approaches for regulating international trade in cyber- space. A model which integrates these approaches is then proposed, emphasizing private standards of self-regula- tion within a broader public framework of minimal background standards. A summary of potential areas of conflict between competing regulatory approaches fol- lows, and the paper concludes that both the WTO and the OECD have important roles to play in the develop- ment of international consensus towards a harmonized framework for the regulation of global TRECs.
Copyright And Public Welfare In Global Perspective, Ruth Gana Okediji
Copyright And Public Welfare In Global Perspective, Ruth Gana Okediji
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
No abstract provided.
Neocolonialism, Anticommons Property, And Biopiracy In The (Not-So-Brave) New World Order Of International Intellectual Property Protection, Keith Aoki
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
No abstract provided.
From Free Riders To Fair Followers: Global Competition Under The Trips Agreement, Jerome H. Reichman
From Free Riders To Fair Followers: Global Competition Under The Trips Agreement, Jerome H. Reichman
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
The End Of Copyright, David Nimmer
The End Of Copyright, David Nimmer
Vanderbilt Law Review
One December 8, 1994, Congress ended the experiment that it commenced on May 31, 1790, in the first Judiciary Act:' legislating an autonomous body of United States copyright law governed by the Copyright Clause of the Constitution. We witnessed, on December 8, a major change of constitutional proportions; even more significantly, we experienced the first tremors of certain tectonic shifts in United States sovereignty; and, perhaps most significantly, we undertook a sea change in defining the end that copyright serves, the identity of the master in the copyright sphere.
I refer to enactment of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the …
International Trade And Intellectual Property: Promise, Risks, And Reality, Congressman Robert W. Kastenmeier, David Beier
International Trade And Intellectual Property: Promise, Risks, And Reality, Congressman Robert W. Kastenmeier, David Beier
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
The trading nations of the world are set to make decisions that will determine the future pattern of international trade. Negotiations are currently underway to bring trade in certain agricultural products, services, and goods and services protected as intellectual property" within the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). This Article will outline how the consideration of intellectual property came to be included in this round of talks. It will assess the potential benefits and risks of including intellectual property, forecast the probable outcome, and, finally, suggest ways to improve the chances for inclusion of intellectual property into the GATT. …
Remarks Of Dr. Carlos A. Primo Braga; Professor Robert Hudec; Yoichiro Yamaguchi; Alice T. Zalik; David Beier; Professor Donald S. Chisum; Professor John H. Jackson; Professor Suman Naresh; Professor Paul Goldstein; Mr. Emory Simon; Mr. Fred Koenigsberg; Mr. Harvey Schein; Mr. Ralph Oman; Mr. Michael Remington, Dr. Carlos A. Primo Braga
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
I am going to talk about LDCs intellectual property rights and the GATT. I do not think I need to talk too much on this, because Dr. Subramanian made an excellent presentation on the main issues yesterday. I will try to present the debate along the so-called North-South divide, and this is, of course, an oversimplification. I will be talking about the North proposal, which is basically the American proposal. It is a maximalist proposal, although parts of it are supported by other industrialized countries. The South proposals are basically the proposals of the foot draggers like Brazil and India, …
Uruguay Round Trips: A Bibliographic Essay, William M. Walker
Uruguay Round Trips: A Bibliographic Essay, William M. Walker
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
The Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations began with a special ministerial meeting of the Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on September 20, 1986. "Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Including Trade in Counterfeit Goods" (TRIPs) is a designated subject for negotiation in the Uruguay Round. The inclusion of intellectual property rights in the Uruguay Round is the culmination of a process that began during the Tokyo Round. While the Tokyo Round was in progress, the United States and the European Community reached a tentative accord on various …
Protecting First World Assets In The Third World: Intellectual Property Negotiations In The Gatt Multilateral Framework, Frederick M. Abbott
Protecting First World Assets In The Third World: Intellectual Property Negotiations In The Gatt Multilateral Framework, Frederick M. Abbott
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
This Article addresses industrialized countries' growing concerns over technology transfer and their efforts to obtain protection of intellectual property rights under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Mr. Abbott analyzes the intellectual property problem in the context of the GATT framework and the weakness of current intellectual property protection. Developing countries do not accept the United States contention either that intellectual property is covered implicitly by the GATT or that the current lack of protection reflects a fundamental flaw in the General Agreement. Mr. Abbott focuses on this disagreement in laying out the framework for possible solutions, which …
Intellectual Property In International Trade: Opportunities And Risks Of A Gatt Connection, J. H. Reichman
Intellectual Property In International Trade: Opportunities And Risks Of A Gatt Connection, J. H. Reichman
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Professor Reichman uncovers a paradox at the heart of the debate about bringing international intellectual property relations within a GATT Code of Conduct. On the one hand, the industrialized countries that subscribe to free-market principles at home want to impose a highly regulated market for intellectual goods on the rest of the world, one in which authors and inventors may "reap where they have sown." On the other hand, the developing countries that restrict free competition at home envision a totally unregulated world market for intellectual goods, one in which "competition is the lifeblood of commerce." To unravel this paradox, …
Intellectual Property Rights And The Gatt: United States Goals In The Uruguay Round, Mark L. Damschroder
Intellectual Property Rights And The Gatt: United States Goals In The Uruguay Round, Mark L. Damschroder
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
The pursuit of protection of IP rights is a valuable goal both for the United States and the rest of the world community. Such rights promote creativity and the advancement of knowledge, as well as fuel the domestic economy and improve the position of the United States vis-a-vis the other trading nations of the world. With the growing interdependence of the global economy, there is no time like the present to lay the foundation for a system of dispute settlement of such trade matters. Economic interdependence will continue to increase, and the problems of international trade in, and piracy of, …
Renewal Of The Gsp: An Explanation Of The Program And Changes Made By The 1984 Legislation, Frank A. Hirsch, Jr.
Renewal Of The Gsp: An Explanation Of The Program And Changes Made By The 1984 Legislation, Frank A. Hirsch, Jr.
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
This Note outlines the purpose, scope and operation of the GSP from 1976 until 1984. Both the initial authorizing legislation and the 1984 Trade Act are analyzed. The 1979 modifications made in the Trade Agreement Act are briefly discussed where they are relevant. The 1984 Trade Act changes are detailed, with commentary on the manner in which the renewed GSP differs materially from prior law, and with discussion of the underlying policies and significance of the changes. The Note concludes with comments on the diverse objectives of the United States GSP scheme, its evolving nature, and prospects for continuation of …
Technology Transfer As An Issue In North/South Negotiations, Homer O. Blair
Technology Transfer As An Issue In North/South Negotiations, Homer O. Blair
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
For a number of years, negotiations have been taking place on an international scale, usually under the auspices of the United Nations or one of its specialized agencies, on a wide variety of subjects involving technology transfer between the developed countries (the North) and the less developed or developing countries (the South). Three primary groups are involved in the United Nations negotiations. The first is known as the Group of 77, which now includes more than 120 developing countries, including countries in South and Central America, Africa, and Asia. Within this group the degree of development varies from countries such …
Foreign Income In The Music Industry, Leo Strauss, Jr.
Foreign Income In The Music Industry, Leo Strauss, Jr.
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
The record and music industries have grown tremendously and have become much more sophisticated in recent years. At one time a music publisher merely listened to a song and if he liked it he acquired the copyright. A recording artist or a recording A & R man would record those songs that he happened to like. Those who were lucky had their share of hits. This normally does not work any more, although it does in certain localized contexts. The record industry is big business and spans national borders as well as continents, affecting and bringing into contact with each …
Section 301: The United States' Response To Latin American Trade Barriers Involving Intellectual Property, Judith H. Bello
Section 301: The United States' Response To Latin American Trade Barriers Involving Intellectual Property, Judith H. Bello
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
No abstract provided.