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Should China Provide Intellectual Property Protection For Genetically Modified Animals?, Ke Geng
Should China Provide Intellectual Property Protection For Genetically Modified Animals?, Ke Geng
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
The advent of recombinant genetic engineering techniques has revolutionized biotechnology. The biomedicine and biotechnology industries have extensively employed these techniques to improve the quality of agricultural crops and livestock and to create genetically modified organisms ("GMOs") in order to produce drugs. Since as much as twenty-five percent of the world's intellectual property-related trade involves biotechnology, many countries have realized the importance of providing intellectual property protection for biotechnological technologies, including GMOs. In the past decade, China's booming economy has helped make its biotechnological market the fastest growing market in the world. To stimulate innovation and attract private investment in its …
Express Delivery And The Postal Sector In The Context Of Public Secto Anti-Competitive Practices, D. Daniel Sokol
Express Delivery And The Postal Sector In The Context Of Public Secto Anti-Competitive Practices, D. Daniel Sokol
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
International trade plays an increasingly important role in global economics. One growing part of the international economy has been express delivery services. Because various governments that maintain public sector postal monopolies have erected barriers to entry to impede its growth, express delivery has become an important battleground within the realm of trade. International trade, which initially consisted mainly of the trade of goods, is now increasingly focusing on services. This article focuses on the problem of a particular type of service and the barriers on this service (express delivery) that countries place upon it. Not surprisingly, those countries that are …
Implementation Of The Wto Agreements: Framework And Reform, Xin Zhang
Implementation Of The Wto Agreements: Framework And Reform, Xin Zhang
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
The term 'implementation' has two meanings in the WTO context. The general meaning refers to all the modalities, mechanisms, and instruments that assist in the application of the WTO Agreements. A more recent meaning, highlighted by the Doha Development Agenda, addresses the 'implementation-related issues and concerns' such as those "raised by many developing-country Members regarding the implementation of some WTO Agreements and Decisions, including the difficulties and resource constraints that have been encountered in the implementation of obligations in various areas." In this regard, the WTO implementation issue refers to the abilities of developing-country Members to implement the existing WTO …