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Protecting And Transferring Biotech Inventions, Hans Henrik Lidgard Dec 2003

Protecting And Transferring Biotech Inventions, Hans Henrik Lidgard

Hans Henrik Lidgard

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International Intellectual Property Law And The Public Domain Of Science (With R. Dreyfuss), Graeme B. Dinwoodie Dec 2003

International Intellectual Property Law And The Public Domain Of Science (With R. Dreyfuss), Graeme B. Dinwoodie

Graeme B. Dinwoodie

The TRIPS Agreement can be read to reflect a static view of the structure of intellectual property law. In this paper, we address wither - and how - the TRIPS Agreement can, on the other hand, be read with more fluidity, and thus to allow adjustments in national intellectual property regimes designed to reflect the the dynamic nature of information production. To focus that inquiry, we concentrate on efforts to ensure a broader public domain for 'upstream' inventions by modifying various elements of US patent law. The paper considers three stylized examples and asks whether each approach could be adopted …


Some Reflexions Concerning Jurisdiction In Cases On Cross-Border Trademark Infringements Through The Internet, Ulf Maunsbach Dec 2003

Some Reflexions Concerning Jurisdiction In Cases On Cross-Border Trademark Infringements Through The Internet, Ulf Maunsbach

Ulf Maunsbach

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The Seventh Annual Honorable Helen Wilson Nies Memorial Lecture On Intellectual Property Law: The Trademark Jurisprudence Of The Rehnquist Court, Graeme B. Dinwoodie Dec 2003

The Seventh Annual Honorable Helen Wilson Nies Memorial Lecture On Intellectual Property Law: The Trademark Jurisprudence Of The Rehnquist Court, Graeme B. Dinwoodie

Graeme B. Dinwoodie

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Trips And The Dynamics Of Intellectual Property Lawmaking (With R. Dreyfuss), Graeme B. Dinwoodie Dec 2003

Trips And The Dynamics Of Intellectual Property Lawmaking (With R. Dreyfuss), Graeme B. Dinwoodie

Graeme B. Dinwoodie

In prior work, we took up the question of the TRIPs Agreement's resilience to changes in domestic law. We argued that such resilience is necessary because information production is a dynamic enterprise. As new industries emerge and mature, nations must have the flexibility to modify their intellectual property rules to readjust the balance between public and private rights. In the course of that study, we examined approaches to TRIPs dispute resolution that could cabin the choices of legislation available to deal with emergent substantive problems, and which could distort the legal environment in which creative enterprises are conducted. In this …