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Intellectual Property In Transition Economies: Assessing The Latvian Experience, Simon Helm

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Promoting Intellectual Property For Economic Growth, Rita Hayes, Ambassador

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The World Intellectual Property Organization, based in Geneva, is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with international intellectual property matters. The Organization is perhaps best known for international agreements such as the Patent Cooperation Treaty (the PCT), The Madrid Agreement, and the Hague Agreement, which provide international registration and protection for patents, trademarks, and industrial designs, respectively.

The Organization's work in standard setting--through the development of international intellectual property law--covers the range of intellectual property from industrial property to copyright. Many of you are familiar with the WIPO Internet Treaties, two international treaties that came into force …

Intellectual Property Rights And The Digital Era: Argentina And Brazil, Marcos J. Basso, Adriana C.K. Vianna

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

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Panel Iii: Www.Thegovernmenthasdecideditisinyour(Read:Our)Bestinterestsnottoviewthis.Com: Should The First Amendment Ever Come Second?, Ann Beeson, Jacob M. Lewis, Charles Sims, Lee Tien

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Navigating Unchartered Waters: Intellectual Property Rights Surrounding Genomics Research & Development Information, Lawrence M. Sung

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

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Indigenous Rights And Intellectual Property Law: A Comparison Of The United States And Australia, Rachael Grad

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

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Protecting Tribal Stories: The Perils Of Propertization, Stephen D. Osborne

American Indian Law Review

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Anti-Circumvention: Has Technology's Child Turned Against Its Mother?, Terri B. Cohen

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Because its function is to protect and support innovation, copyright has been deemed a child of technology. Yet, as copyright laws increase the scope of protection for copyrighted material, one may wonder when such protection will begin to stymie, rather than encourage, emerging technology. The global trend toward internationalizing copyright protection has resulted in the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty, which was intended, in part, to bring international copyright protection into the digital age. The treaty, however, extends traditional copyright protections by including a requirement that member nations implement anti-circumvention provisions into their laws.

Great debate has emerged …

The New Software Jurisprudence And The Faltering First Amendment, Liam S. O'Melinn

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

Given that courts reviewing restrictions on the development and distribution of software are increasingly invoking the First Amendment, it should follow that software will receive strong protection. Yet, while there have been judicial decisions which lend credence to the view that the Constitution can be invoked to protect software, subsequent developments in this area, which I term "the new software jurisprudence" cast severe doubt on the ability of the courts to apply the First Amendment so as to shield software effectively. These developments include the faults of previous strains of First Amendment analysis and then add more, with the ironic …

Perfecting Patent Prizes, Michael Abramowicz

Vanderbilt Law Review

When anthrax attacks recently led to a run on the patented antibiotic drug Cipro, politicians and commentators suggested that the government consider purchasing generic alternatives. Some used the occasion to illustrate what they perceived as a broader problem with patent protection: that pharmaceutical companies seeking profits would not allow the sick to obtain access to needed medications. The argument repeated a familiar refrain in the intellectual property debate, as a long history of articles has inquired whether society would be better off with no patent or copyright law at all. Even recently, commentators have questioned the broad scope of intellectual …

Whose Rights Are These Anyway?--A Rethinking Of Our Society's Intellectual Property Laws In Order To Better Protect Native American Religious Property, Suzanne Milchan

American Indian Law Review

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A Profile Of Dolby Laboratories: An Effective Model For Leveraging Intellectual Property, Pamela Hawkins Williams, Dotcy Isom Iii, Tiffini D. Smith-Peaches

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

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