Full Description
This book provides an introduction to twelve current controversial areas of Intellectual Property, placing Australian concerns in an international context. Chapters consider the intersection of Intellectual Property and politics and philosophy, cultural rights, trade practices and marketing, medicine, biotechnology, agriculture, competition, trade and business practice.
Emerging Challenges in Intellectual Property is designed to provide an intellectual foundation to assist readers in developing their general knowledge and a sound overview of important issues, key writings and concepts. This enables readers to develop a more critical understanding of the current political and regulatory environment.
Contents
1. IP in a Changing Information Environment Kimberlee Weatherall 2. Six Minutes to Midnight: Can Intellectual Property Save the World? Peter Drahos 3. Indigenous Culture, Knowledge and Intellectual Property: The Need for a New Category of Rights? Kathy Bowrey 4. Copyright and Freedom of Expression David Lindsay 5. Copyright and the Creative Arts: Emerging Issues Leanne Wiseman 6. Competing Discourses of 'Rights' and 'Harms' in Trade Mark Law Jason Bosland and Megan Richardson 7. GI Blues: The Global Disagreement over Geographical Indications Michael Handler and Robert Burrell 8. Are the Courts Solving the Emerging Challenges of Biotech Patents? Dianne Nicol 9. Intellectual Property and Plants: Constitutive, Contingent and Complex Jay Sanderson 10. Competition Law and Intellectual Property: Establishing a Coherent Approach Jane Nielsen 11. Intellectual Property and International Trade: Securing and Sharing the Benefits Christopher Arup 12. Intellectual Property and Commercialisation Adam Liberman
