Routledge Research in Intellectual Property
Patent Law, Green Technology and Innovation
1st Edition
By Ankit Singh, Yogendra Srivastava
May 27, 2024
In the era of modern industrial regimes, the role of technology in tackling climate change is pivotal. International goals of climate change mitigation and sustainable development cannot be achieved without the contribution of new technologies. At the same time, the importance of patent protection ...
Streaming and Copyright Law: An end-user perspective
1st Edition
By Lasantha Ariyarathna
May 27, 2024
This book examines the challenges posed to Australian copyright law by streaming, from the end-user perspective. It compares the Australian position with the European Union and United States to draw lessons from them, regarding how they have dealt with streaming and copyright. By critically ...
Copyright Law and Translation: Access to Knowledge in Developing Economies
1st Edition
By Chamila Talagala
January 09, 2023
Arguing that the translation of scientific and technical learning materials, and the publication of these translations in a timely and affordable manner, is crucially important in promoting access to scientific and technical knowledge in the developing world, this book examines the relationship ...
Intellectual Property and the Law of Ideas
1st Edition
By Kurt Saunders
January 09, 2023
Ideas are the fuel of industry and the entertainment business. Likewise, manufacturers receive suggestions for new products or improvements to existing products, and retailers frequently receive ideas for new marketing campaigns. Many ideas are not new and may be used by anyone without the risk of ...
The Transformation of EU Geographical Indications Law: The Present, Past and Future of the Origin Link
1st Edition
By Andrea Zappalaglio
January 09, 2023
Linking traditional and local products to a specific area is increasingly felt as a necessity in a globalised market, and Geographical Indications (GIs) are emerging as a multifunctional tool capable of performing this and many other functions. This book analyses the evolving nature of EU sui ...
Copyright, Data and Creativity in the Digital Age: A Journey through Feist
1st Edition
By Julian Warner
December 19, 2022
The Supreme Court of the United States in Feist v. Rural (1991) required that databases must have a minimal degree of creativity for copyright. The judgment was highly significant and the subsequent period is understood as the post-Feist era. It has been globally influential. However, the decision ...
Towards an Ecological Intellectual Property: Reconfiguring Relationships Between People and Plants in Ecuador
1st Edition
By David J Jefferson
December 19, 2022
This book focuses on analysing how legal systems set the terms for interactions between human beings and plants. The story that the book recounts is one of experimental lawmaking in Ecuador, a country where over the past decade, governmental officials and civil society advocates have attempted to...
Intellectual Property Rights and Competition in Standard Setting: Objectives and tensions
1st Edition
By Valerio Torti
June 01, 2018
Competition and intellectual property rights (IPRs) are both necessary for a market to work efficiently and to promote consumer welfare. Properly applied, intellectual property rules define a legal framework which allows undertakings to profit from their inventions. This in turn encourages ...
Contemporary Issues in Pharmaceutical Patent Law: Setting the Framework and Exploring Policy Options
1st Edition
Edited
By Bryan Mercurio, Daria Kim
January 08, 2018
This collection reflects on contemporary and contentious issues in international rulemaking in regards to pharmaceutical patent law. With chapters from both well-established and rising scholars, the collection contributes to the understanding of the regulatory framework governing pharmaceutical ...
Protecting Intellectual Property in the Arabian Peninsula: The GCC states, Jordan and Yemen
1st Edition
By David Price, Alhanoof AlDebasi
September 18, 2017
This work examines the endeavours of the Arabian Peninsula States – namely the Gulf Cooperation Council member States of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar Saudi Arabia and the UAE, as well as Jordan and Yemen as prospective GCC members – in establishing national intellectual property protection ...
The Object of Copyright: A Conceptual History of Originals and Copies in Literature, Art and Design
1st Edition
By Stina Teilmann-Lock
May 25, 2017
Recent years have seen a number of pressing developments in copyright law: there has been an enormous increase in the range and type of work accorded protection; the concept of the ‘original work’ has entered into national copyright acts; and intangible entities are now entitled to protection by ...
Well-Known Trade Marks: A Comparative Study of Japan and the EU
1st Edition
By Hiroko Onishi
February 07, 2017
This book considers the effectiveness of well-known trade mark protection at an international level. It particularly considers EU trade mark law from Japanese perspectives, and provides a practical and critical overview of trade mark law in Japan, including the historical development of the law and...